Prickly Pear is an uninhabited

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

of the

British Virgin Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = Territorial song , song = " Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" , image_map = File:British Virgin Islands on the globe (Americas centered).svg , map_caption = , mapsize = 290px , image_map2 = Bri ...

in the Caribbean. Even though the island doesn't have permanent residents, it has a beach bar and recreational water sports facility on it. It is located on the north side of North Sound, opposite

Virgin Gorda Virgin Gorda () is the third-largest island (after Tortola and Anegada) and second-most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Geography Located at about 18 degrees, 48 minutes North, and 64 degrees, 30 minutes West, it covers an area ...

. The island was declared to be a National Park in 1988. The island provides habitat for the

common Puerto Rican ameiva The common Puerto Rican ameiva or Puerto Rican ground lizard (''Pholidoscelis exsul'') is a species of lizard in the whiptail family.crested anole ''Anolis cristatellus'' is a small species of anole, belonging to the Dactyloidae family of reptiles, which is native to Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, with introduced populations in locations around the Caribbean. The ...

(''Anolis cristatellus wileyae''), barred anole (''

Anolis stratulus ''Anolis stratulus'' is a moderately-sized species of anole () (family Dactyloidae) found in Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. It is a gray-colored lizard spotted with brown markings. It is arboreal, u ...

''), and the

big-scaled least gecko There are two species of gecko named big-scaled least gecko: * '' Sphaerodactylus macrolepis'', distributed in Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean * '' Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis'', ...

(''Sphaerodactylus macrolepis macrolepis''). The island's flora includes

agave ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...

(''Agave missionum''), and copperwood ('' Bursera simarouba'').

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