Isla Piojo

29°01′4.43″N 113°27′54.58″W / 29.0178972°N 113.4651611°W / 29.0178972; -113.4651611Highest elevation65 m (213 ft)Administration
Mexico
StateBaja CaliforniaDemographicsPopulationuninhabited

Isla Piojo, or Lice Island, is an island in the Gulf of California, located within Bahía de los Ángeles east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Ensenada Municipality.

Biology

Isla Piojo has four species of reptiles: Crotalus mitchellii (speckled rattlesnake), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).

References

  • iconIslands portal
  • http://herpatlas.sdnhm.org/places/overview/isla-piojo/125/1/
  • Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 207. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.


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