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Conception Island, Bahamas
Conception Island
is an
islet
located in
the Bahamas
. It is and
reaches
above sea level
. It is an important
rookery
for nesting
seabirds
and
hatching
site
for
green turtles
. It is
uninhabited
and
protected
as part of the
Conception Island National Park
.
In 2015, a
species
of
boa
called the
Conception Bank silver boa
was found to occur here; the
new species
is
endemic
to
Conception
as well as its
satellite
islets
.