Isla Cabeza de Caballo
  Isla Cabeza de Caballo | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of California |
| Coordinates | 28°58′17.45″N 113°28′43.28″W / 28.9715139°N 113.4786889°W |
| Administration | |
| State | Baja California |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Isla Cabeza de Caballo, or Head of the Horse, is an island in the Gulf of California, located within Bahía de los Ángeles east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Ensenada Municipality.
Biology
Isla Cabeza de Caballo has three species of reptiles: Crotalus mitchellii (speckled rattlesnake), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).
References
- http://herpatlas.sdnhm.org/places/overview/isla-cabeza-de-caballo/124/1/
- Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 203. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
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