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Isla San Jerónimo

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Isla San Jerónimo
Isla San Jerónimo is located in Mexico
Isla San Jerónimo
Isla San Jerónimo
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates29°47′32.89″N 115°47′28.12″W / 29.7924694°N 115.7911444°W / 29.7924694; -115.7911444
Highest elevation21 m (69 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Isla San Jerónimo, is an island in the Pacific Ocean on the west side of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is part of the large Ensenada Municipality and accessed from Punta Baja near the community of El Rosario, Baja California.

Biology

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Isla San Jerónimo has three species of reptiles: Anniella geronimensis (Baja California legless lizard), Salvadora hexalepis (western patch-nosed snake), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).

References

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  • http://herpatlas.sdnhm.org/places/overview/isla-san-jer%C3%B3nimo/36/1/
  • Williams, J.H. (September 1988). Baja Boaters Guide I: The Pacific Coast. H.J. Williams Publications. pp. 103. ISBN 0-9616843-1-3.