Isla Danzante
Isla Danzante | |
Geography | |
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Location | Gulf of California |
Coordinates | 25°47′11.06″N 111°15′3.85″W / 25.7864056°N 111.2510694°W |
Highest elevation | 320 m (1050 ft) |
Administration | |
Mexico | |
State | Baja California Sur |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Isla Danzante, is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Loreto Municipality.
Biology[]
Isla Danzante has 16 species of reptiles, including Aspidoscelis tigris (tiger whiptail), Bogertophis rosaliae (Baja California ratsnake), Callisaurus draconoides (zebra-tailed lizard), (variable sandsnake), Coleonyx variegatus (western banded gecko), (Baja California coachwhip), Crotalus ruber (red diamond rattlesnake), (coast night snake), (Baja California night snake), Petrosaurus repens (short-nosed rock lizard), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Rena humilis (western threadsnake), Sauromalus slevini (Slevin's chuckwalla), (California lyresnake), Urosaurus nigricauda (black-tailed brush lizard), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).[1]
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Further reading[]
- Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 145. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
- Islands of the Gulf of California
- Islands of Baja California Sur
- Loreto Municipality (Baja California Sur)
- Uninhabited islands of Mexico
- Baja California Sur geography stubs