Isla El Muerto
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Gulf of California |
Coordinates | 30°05′21.61″N 114°32′27.97″W / 30.0893361°N 114.5411028°W |
Highest elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Administration | |
Mexico | |
State | Baja California |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Isla El Muerto is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of San Felipe Municipality.
Biology
[edit]Isla El Muerto has eight species of reptile, including two endemic species/subspecies, Crotalus muertensis (Isla El Muerto rattlesnake) and Uta lowei (dead side-blotched lizard). There are no amphibians.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Isla El Muerto". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. pp. 227–229. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.