Isla Mejia
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  Isla Mejia | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of California |
| Coordinates | 29°33′26.84″N 113°34′14.84″W / 29.5574556°N 113.5707889°W |
| 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
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
- ^ "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.