Isla Mejia
  Isla Mejia | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of California |
| Coordinates | 29°33′26.84″N 113°34′14.84″W / 29.5574556°N 113.5707889°W |
| Area | 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Administration | |
Mexico | |
| State | Baja California |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Isla Mejia is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Mexicali Municipality.
Biology
[edit]Isla Mejia has six species of reptiles: Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha (coast night snake), Lichanura trivirgata (rosy boa), Petrosaurus slevini (Slevin's banded rock lizard), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Isla Mejia". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.