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Isla Encantada
Isla Encantada is located in Mexico
Isla Encantada
Isla Encantada
Geography
Location Gulf of California
Coordinates 30°01′10.94″N 114°28′31.45″W / 30.0197056°N 114.4754028°W / 30.0197056; -114.4754028
Highest elevation125 m (410 ft)
Administration
Mexico
State Baja California
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Isla Encantada is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of San Felipe Municipality.

Biology

Isla Encantada has only one endemic species of reptile, the Enchanted Side-blotched Lizard ( Uta encantadae). [1]

References

  1. ^ "TheNAT :: Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California".
  • Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. pp. 227–229. ISBN  0-9616843-8-0.