Isla Ballena

Isla Ballena
Isla Ballena (Mexico)
Geography
Location Gulf of California
Coordinates 24°28′55.97″N 110°24′15.60″W / 24.4822139°N 110.4043333°W / 24.4822139; -110.4043333
Highest elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Country
Mexico
State Baja California Sur
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Isla Ballena, is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the La Paz Municipality.

Biology

Isla Ballena has five species of reptiles: Phyllodactylus unctus (San Lucan leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla), Sceloporus hunsakeri (Hunsaker's spiny lizard), Urosaurus nigricaudus (black-tailed brush lizard), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).[1]

References

  1. "Isla Ballena". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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