Isla Monserrate

Isla Monserrate
Isla Monserrate is located in Mexico
Isla Monserrate
Isla Monserrate
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates25°41′0.93″N 111°01′54.07″W / 25.6835917°N 111.0316861°W / 25.6835917; -111.0316861
Highest elevation200 m (700 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California Sur
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Isla Monserrate, 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 Monserrate has 13 species of reptiles, including the endemic Isla Monserrate whiptail (Aspidoscelis pictus).[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. pp. 134–7. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.