Isla San Cosme
Isla San Cosme is located in Mexico
Isla San Cosme
Isla San Cosme
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates25°35′9.46″N 111°09′0.97″W / 25.5859611°N 111.1502694°W / 25.5859611; -111.1502694
Highest elevation95 m (312 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California Sur
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Isla San Cosme, 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 San Cosme has three species of reptiles: Aspidoscelis tigris (tiger whiptail), Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla), 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. pp. 132–133. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.


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