Isla Gallo

Isla Gallo
Isla Gallo
Geography
Location Gulf of California
Coordinates 24°27′57.72″N 110°23′10.15″W / 24.4660333°N 110.3861528°W / 24.4660333; -110.3861528
Highest elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Administration
Mexico
State Baja California Sur
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Isla Gallo, 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 Gallo has five species of reptile, including Phyllodactylus unctus (San Lucan leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla), Sceloporus hunsakeri (Hunsaker's spiny lizard), Urosaurus nigricaudus (black-tailed brush lizard), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).[1]

References

  • Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 110. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.

24°28′0.01″N 110°24′0.00″W / 24.4666694°N 110.4000000°W / 24.4666694; -110.4000000

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