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    The ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii) is a species complex of plethodontid (lungless) salamanders found in coniferous forests, oak woodland and chaparral...
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    Origin of Species. Also in the 1940s, Robert C. Stebbins described the Ensatina salamanders around the Californian Central Valley as a ring species; but...
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    herring gull–lesser black-backed gull complex around the North pole, the Ensatina eschscholtzii group of 19 populations of salamanders in America, and the...
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    and north to Alaska. The Oregon ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis) (commonly known by its genus name, Ensatina) is a complex of plethodontid...
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    "Why does the yellow-eyed ensatina have yellow eyes? Batesian mimicry of Pacific newts (genus Trachia) by the salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica"...
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    they hatch. Some amphibians brood their eggs. The female salamander Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii) curls around the clutch of eggs and massages individual...
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    salamander. The female salamander often broods the eggs. In the genus Ensatinas, the female has been observed to coil around them and press her throat...
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    tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum) and the painted ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii picta). Despite the Southwest being mostly arid, various...
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    ochrophaeus LC Coastal giant salamander – Dicamptodon tenebrosus LC EnsatinaEnsatina eschscholtzii LC Northern two-lined salamander – Eurycea bislineata...
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    tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum) and the painted ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii picta). The current Mexican states that lie in Aridoamerica...
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    Schneider CJ, Wake DB (1992). "Evolutionary relationships within the Ensatina eschscholtzii complex confirm the ring species interpretation". Systematic...
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  • 70 scientific articles. His discovery of the ring species phenomenon in Ensatina salamanders is now a textbook example of speciation, and he performed extensive...
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  • Dicamptodon copei Rough-skinned newt -- Taricha granulosa Oregon ensatina -- Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis Western redback salamander -- Plethodon...
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    salamanders 10 Desmognathus Baird, 1850 Dusky salamanders 39 Ensatina Gray, 1850 Ensatinas 1 Hydromantes Gistel, 1848 Web-toed salamanders 5 Karsenia Min...
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    Ensatina eschscholtzii, a species of salamander associated with CWD in western North America...
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    sword fern. Wildlife species that may occur in this community include ensatina, Pacific slender salamander, Pacific giant salamander, western-screech...
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    population expansion. Family: Lungless Salamanders Plethodontidae Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii) is a complex of plethodontid (lungless) salamanders...
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    aquatic garter snakes. Some amphibians found in Thousand Oaks include ensatina, slender salamander, western toad, American bullfrog, California toad,...
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  • salamander Batrachoseps stebbinsi [e] Tehachapi slender salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii Ensatina Hydromantes brunus [e] Limestone salamander Hydromantes platycephalus...
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    microfauna from southern California includes the first fossil record of ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii: Plethodontidae)" (PDF). Quaternary Research. 72 (3):...
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    nonvenomous and can also be found along the trails. Yellow-Eyed Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholztii xanthoptica), California Slender Salamanders (Batrachoseps...
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    valley. Any two neighbouring population of Ensatina around the horseshoe can interbreed. Still, the plain Ensatina eschscholtzii on the western end of the...
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    salamander Long-toed salamander Southern torrent salamander Rough-skinned newt Ensatina Black salamander Oregon slender salamander California slender salamander...
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    litter. The female salamander often broods the eggs and in the genus Ensatinas, she has been observed to coil around them and press her throat area against...
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  • Chiropterotriton Genus Cryptotriton Genus Dendrotriton Genus Desmognathus Genus Ensatina Genus Eurycea - Brook salamander Genus Gyrinophilus Genus Hemidactylium...
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  • recorded species of bats. Amphibians include the Blackbelly salamander, Ensatina, Western skink, and numerous toad- and frog species: California toad, American...
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    generally prefers moister microhabitats than sympatric species such as Ensatina or the western red-backed salamander. Dunn's salamander is not considered...
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    Common individuals include raccoons, opossums, coyotes, black-tailed deer, ensatinas, red foxes, bullfrogs, banana slugs, Roosevelt elk, black slugs, shrew...
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  • salamander Van Dyke's salamander Cope's giant salamander Olympic salamander Ensatina Frogs and toads Pacific treefrog Tailed frog Red-legged frog Cascades frog...
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    Coastal giant salamander, red-legged frog, southern torrent salamander, and Ensatina. Additional species include northwestern garter snake, northern alligator...
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