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Ambystoma californiense
12-22-2016

Ambystoma californiense

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The California tiger salamander is a vulnerable amphibian native to California. It is a mole salamander. Previously considered to be a subspecies of the tiger salamander, the California tiger salamander was recently designated a separate species again. The California tiger salamander distinct population segment in Sonoma County and the Santa Barbara County DPS are listed as federally endangered, while the Central California DPS is listed as federally threatened. The Sonoma County, south San Joaquin, and the Santa Barbara County DPS have diverged from the rest of the California tiger salamander populations for over one million years, since the Pleistocene and they may warrant status as separate species.The California tiger salamanders around Sonoma County and Santa Barbara are endangered, which means they are in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.California tiger salamanders in the Central Valley are threatened. The species is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable

Detailed information
Full Name: California tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Where found: U.S.A. (CA - Santa Barbara County)
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Amphibians
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 07/22/2002 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) U.S.A. (CA - Sonoma County)
Endangered 01/19/2000 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) U.S.A. (CA - Santa Barbara County)
Threatened 08/04/2004 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) U.S.A. (CA - Central California)
  • Population location: U.S.A. (CA - Sonoma County) Listing status: Endangered
  • Population location: U.S.A. (CA - Santa Barbara County) Listing status: Endangered
  • Population location: U.S.A. (CA - Central California) Listing status: Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: California
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Grasslands Wildlife Management Area, Merced National Wildlife Refuge, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
    • Additional species information
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
06/20/2016 81 FR 39945 39946 Recovery Plan for Four Species of the Santa Rosa Plain; Notice of availability
03/11/2016 81 FR 12930 12931 Draft Recovery Plan for the Central California Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
04/24/2015 80 FR 23045 23046 Draft Recovery Plan for the Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander; Notice of document availability
12/11/2014 79 FR 73622 73623 Draft Recovery Plan for Four Species of the Santa Rosa Plain; Notice of Availability
08/31/2011 76 FR 54346 54372 Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of California Tiger Salamander; Final Rule
06/21/2011 76 FR 36068 36071 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense: Proposed rule; revision and reopening of comment period.
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
01/18/2011 76 FR 2863 2871 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense):Revised proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
05/21/2010 75 FR 28636 28642 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 34 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of 96 Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
08/18/2009 74 FR 41662 41673 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sonoma County Distinct Population Segment of California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense): Proposed rule; public hearing announcement.
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/10/2016 Draft Recovery Plan for the Central California Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Draft
04/24/2015 Draft Recovery Plan for the Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Draft
Date
Citation Page
Title
08/04/2004 69 FR 47212 47248 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determination of threatened status for the California tiger salamander; and special rule exemption for existing routine ranching activities; final rule
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/10/2016 Draft Recovery Plan for the Central California Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Draft
04/24/2015 Draft Recovery Plan for the Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Draft
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
06/20/2016 81 FR 39945 39946 Recovery Plan for Four Species of the Santa Rosa Plain; Notice of availability
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
03/11/2016 81 FR 12930 12931 Draft Recovery Plan for the Central California Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
04/24/2015 80 FR 23045 23046 Draft Recovery Plan for the Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander; Notice of document availability
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
12/11/2014 79 FR 73622 73623 Draft Recovery Plan for Four Species of the Santa Rosa Plain; Notice of Availability
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
05/21/2010 75 FR 28636 28642 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 34 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of 96 Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
  • Notice 5-year Review, Completion
05/21/2010 75 FR 28636 28642 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 34 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of 96 Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
02/14/2007 72 FR 7064 7084 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
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