Isla Danzante

Isla Danzante
Isla Danzante (Mexico)
Geography
Location Gulf of California
Coordinates 25°47′11.06″N 111°15′3.85″W / 25.7864056°N 111.2510694°W / 25.7864056; -111.2510694
Highest elevation 320 m (1,050 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), Chilomeniscus stramineus (Variable Sandsnake), Coleonyx variegatus (Western Banded Gecko), Coluber fuliginosus (Baja California Coachwhip), Crotalus ruber (Red Diamond Rattlesnake), Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha (Coast Night Snake), Hypsiglena slevini (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), Trimorphodon lyrophanes (California Lyresnake), Urosaurus nigricaudus (Black-tailed Brush Lizard), and Uta stansburiana (Common Side-blotched Lizard).[1]

References

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