Isla Salsipuedes

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Isla Salsipuedes
Isla Salsipuedes is located in Mexico
Isla Salsipuedes
Isla Salsipuedes
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates28°43′37.57″N 112°57′21.64″W / 28.7271028°N 112.9560111°W / 28.7271028; -112.9560111
Highest elevation50 m (160 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Isla Salsipuedes is an island in the Gulf of California off the coast of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Mexicali Municipality.

Biology[]

Isla Salsipuedes has six species of reptiles: (Isla Salsipuedes whiptail), Crotalus mitchellii (speckled rattlesnake), (coast night snake), Lampropeltis californiae (California kingsnake), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), and (San Lorenzo Islands side-blotched lizard).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Isla Salsipuedes". 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. 194–195. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
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