Round Rock, British Virgin Islands

Summary

Round Rock is an uninhabited island in the British Virgin Islands, to the south of Virgin Gorda, east of Ginger Island[1] and close to Fallen Jerusalem Island.

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Round Rock in 2010
Round Rock is located in British Virgin Islands
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Round Rock
The location of Round Rock within the British Virgin Islands
Round Rock is located in Caribbean
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Round Rock (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates18°23′55″N 64°27′26″W / 18.3985°N 64.4572°W / 18.3985; -64.4572
ArchipelagoVirgin Islands
Administration
United Kingdom
British Overseas TerritoryBritish Virgin Islands
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeVG

The island provides habitat for the crested anole (Anolis cristatellus wileyae),[2] the common Puerto Rican ameiva (Pholidoscelis exsul exsul), the Lesser Virgin Islands Skink (Spondylurus semitaeniatus)[3], and the big-scaled least gecko (Sphaerodactylus macrolepis).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Round Rock in the BVI". Bareboats BVI. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ Schwartz, Albert; Thomas, Richard; Ober, Lewis D. (1975). First supplement to a check-list of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. pp. 12-13. ISSN 0145-9031. OCLC 886468503.
  3. ^ HEDGES, S. BLAIR; CONN, CAITLIN E. (30 April 2012). "A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)". Zootaxa. 3288 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3288.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. ^ Maclean, William P.; Kellner, Richard; Dennis, Howard (1977). Island Lists of West indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Vol. 40. Washington, D.C.: Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, National Museum of Natural History. p. 34. OCLC 1039859853.