Isla Mejia

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Isla Mejia
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Isla Mejia
Geography
Location Gulf of California
Coordinates 29°33′26.84″N113°34′14.84″W / 29.5574556°N 113.5707889°W / 29.5574556; -113.5707889
Highest elevation240 m (790 ft)
Administration
Mexico
State Baja California
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

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

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]

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References

  1. "Isla Mejia". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.