Isla Danzante
Island in the Gulf of California
25°47′11.06″N 111°15′3.85″W / 25.7864056°N 111.2510694°W / 25.7864056; -111.2510694Mexico
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 nigricauda (black-tailed brush lizard), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).[1]
References
Islands portal
- ^ "TheNAT :: Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California".
External links
- https://archive.today/20141108182054/http://www.silverdesert.com.mx/en/all-about-loreto-bcs/sightseeing-in-loreto/the-islands-of-loreto-mexico/danzante-island.html
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.
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