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The Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum) is an endangered subspecies of the long-toed salamander, which is found only close to a few isolated ponds in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties in California. It has a black body, broken yellow or orange irregular striping along its spine, and a tail fin well evolved for swimming.
The Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (A. m. croceum) is most closely related to the 'coastal' or 'western' subspecies. This conclusion is the most parsimonious biogeographic explanation with nearest populations of A. m. macrodactylum separated by approximately 300 km across the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta , California. [ 10 ]
The Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in the northern part of the Monterey Bay area of California.. Originally established to protect the habitat of the threatened Santa Cruz long-toed salamander subspecies, Ellicott Slough also harbors other species later federally listed as threatened due to habitat loss, including the California red ...
Mabee's salamander, Ambystoma mabeei LC Long-toed salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylum LC (Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, A. m. croceum: E) Spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum LC Western tiger salamander, Ambystoma mavortium (Sonoran tiger salamander, A. m. stebbinsi: E) Marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum LC Mole salamander, Ambystoma ...
The Elkhorn Slough is home to more than 700 species of plants, animals and marine life, including endangered and threatened species such as the southern sea otter, the Santa Cruz long-toed ...
The slough area is home to California's greatest concentration of sea otters, as well as populations of endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and the threatened California red-legged frog. [7] The population of sea otter living in Elkhorn Slough reflect that the species is well-adapted for estuarine habitat, [ 8 ] and may be a model for ...
Long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum, Baird 1849) [5] is a mole salamander. It is an ecologically versatile species living in a variety of habitats, ranging from temperate rainforests , coniferous forests , montane riparian , sagebrush plains, red fir forest, semi-arid sagebrush, cheatgrass plains, to alpine meadows along the rocky ...
The 40 Acres Conservation League is on a mission to establish an open space where Black Californians and other people of color can feel at home in nature.