Isla El Coyote
  Location within Mexico | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of California |
| Coordinates | 26°44′49.85″N 111°53′19.56″W / 26.7471806°N 111.8887667°W |
| Highest elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Administration | |
Mexico | |
| State | Baja California Sur |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Isla El Coyote (also known locally as Isla Pardito or El Pardito[1]) is an island in the Gulf of California, located within Bahía Concepción east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is meant to be uninhabited and is part of the Mulegé Municipality, but it is reported that members of a family with a colorful history have been inhabiting the island since the 1940s.[2]
Biology
[edit]Isla El Coyote has three species of reptiles: Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla), and Urosaurus nigricauda (black-tailed brush lizard). There are no amphibians.[3]
References
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- ↑ https://math.ucr.edu/~ftm/bajapages/Tales/DonJuancho.html
- ↑ https://math.ucr.edu/~ftm/bajapages/Tales/DonJuancho.html
- ↑ "Isla El Coyote". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. pp. 121–122. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
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