Isla Santa Cruz, is an island in the Gulf of California, east of the Baja California Peninsula in Baja California Sur state.
  Isla Santa Cruz | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of California, Loreto Municipality |
| Coordinates | 25°17′13.37″N 110°43′7.60″W / 25.2870472°N 110.7187778°W |
| Highest elevation | 494 m (1621 ft) |
| Administration | |
Mexico | |
| State | Baja California Sur |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The island is uninhabited and is within Loreto Municipality.
Biology
editIsla Santa Cruz has six species of reptiles: Crotalus atrox (western diamond-backed rattlesnake), Lampropeltis californiae (California kingsnake), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Rena humilis (western threadsnake), Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla), and Sceloporus angustus (Isla Santa Cruz sator). [1]
References
editFurther reading
edit- Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 127. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
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