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Isla San Lorenzo Norte

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Location
  
Gulf of California

State
  
Baja California

Elevation
  
180 m

Highest elevation
  
180 m (590 ft)

Population
  
uninhabited

Isla San Lorenzo Norte


Isla San Lorenzo Norte 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. The much larger Isla San Lorenzo Sur is located immediately southeast of Isla San Lorenzo Norte.

Biology

Isla San Lorenzo Norte has five species of reptiles: Aspidoscelis cana (Isla Salsipuedes whiptail), Lampropeltis californiae (California kingsnake), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta antiqua (San Lorenzo Islands side-blotched lizard).

References

Isla San Lorenzo Norte Wikipedia