Isla Rasa
  Isla Rasa | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of California |
| Coordinates | 28°49′26.12″N 112°58′49.03″W / 28.8239222°N 112.9802861°W |
| Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Administration | |
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Mexico | |
| State | Baja California |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Isla Rasa 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 Rasa has three species of reptiles: Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).[1]
Isla Rasa is also the primary nesting site for most of the world's Heermann's gulls
References
- ↑ "Isla Rasa". 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. 55–56, 195–196. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
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