Isla San Lorenzo Sur

Isla San Lorenzo Sur
Isla San Lorenzo Sur (Mexico)
Geography
Location Gulf of California
Coordinates 28°37′56.10″N 112°48′57.10″W / 28.6322500°N 112.8158611°W / 28.6322500; -112.8158611
Highest elevation 460 m (1,510 ft)
Country
Mexico
State Baja California
Demographics
Population uninhabited

Isla San Lorenzo Sur, is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Mexicali Municipality. Isla San Lorenzo Norte is located immediately northwest of Isla San Lorenzo Sur.

Biology

Isla San Lorenzo Sur has seven species of reptiles: Aspidoscelis cana (Isla Salsipuedes whiptail), Crotalus lorenzoensis (San Lorenzo Island diamond rattlesnake), Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha (coast night snake), Lampropeltis californiae (California kingsnake), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta antiqua (San Lorenzo Islands side-blotched lizard).[1] Of these, Crotalus lorenzoensis is endemic to the island—it is found nowhere else. It is abundant on the island.[2]

References

  1. "Isla San Lorenzo Sur". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. Frost, D.R. & Hollingsworth, B. (2007). "Crotalus lorenzoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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