Isla El Muerto
Isla El Muerto is located in Baja California
Isla El Muerto
Isla El Muerto
Isla El Muerto is located in Mexico
Isla El Muerto
Isla El Muerto
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates30°05′21.61″N 114°32′27.97″W / 30.0893361°N 114.5411028°W / 30.0893361; -114.5411028
Highest elevation150 m (490 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

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

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

  1. "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.
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