Isla Cayo

Isla Cayo
View of Isla Cayo from Puerto Cayo
Isla Cayo is located in Mexico
Isla Cayo
Isla Cayo
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates24°52′30.48″N 110°36′13.03″W / 24.8751333°N 110.6036194°W / 24.8751333; -110.6036194
Highest elevation20 m (70 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California Sur
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Isla Cayo, is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the La Paz Municipality.

Biology

Isla Cayo has two species of reptiles: Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), and Urosaurus nigricauda (black-tailed brush lizard).[1]

References

  1. ^ "TheNAT :: Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California".

Further reading

  • Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 121. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
  • Steinbeck, John (1941). Log From the Sea of Cortez. Penguin Books. pp. 106–108. ISBN 0-14-018744-8.


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