Isla Pardo

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Isla Pardo
Isla Pardo is located in Mexico
Isla Pardo
Isla Pardo
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates25°43′50.69″N 111°13′28.75″W / 25.7307472°N 111.2246528°W / 25.7307472; -111.2246528
Highest elevation95 m (312 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California Sur
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Isla Pardo, 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[edit]

Isla Pardo has four species of reptiles: Crotalus enyo (Baja California rattlesnake), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla), and Urosaurus nigricauda (black-tailed brush lizard). [1]

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 138. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.