Isla Gallo

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Isla Gallo
Isla Gallo is located in Mexico
Isla Gallo
Isla Gallo
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates24°27′57.72″N 110°23′10.15″W / 24.4660333°N 110.3861528°W / 24.4660333; -110.3861528
Highest elevation23 m (75 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California Sur
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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[edit]

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 nigricauda (black-tailed brush lizard), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TheNAT :: Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California".
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  • Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 110. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.

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