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Accipitriformes
Alameda Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia ssp. pusillula)
Alameda Whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis ssp. euryxanthus)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Amphibians
Anseriformes
Aquatic birds
Arizon Myotis (Myotis occultus)
Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus formerly Bufo microscaphus)
Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus californicus formerly Bufo microscaphus ssp. californicus)
Ashy Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. arizonae)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. audubonii)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. neomexicanus)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. vallicola)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Bats (Chiroptera)
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Big Free-Tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis)
Birds
Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia sila formerly Gambelia silus)
Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. boreas formerly Bufo boreas ssp. boreas)
Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani ssp. ubericolor)
Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)
Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus formerly Rana catesbeiana)
Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia formerly Speotyto cunicularia)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minumus)
California Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
California Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. californicus)
California Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris ssp. obsoletus)
California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)
California Leaf-Nosed Bat (Macrotus californicus)
California Least Tern (Sterna antillarum ssp. browni)
California Newt (Taricha torosa)
California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii formerly Rana aurora ssp. draytonii)
California Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. infernalis)
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
California Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis ssp. lateralis)
California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
California Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. halophilus formerly Bufo boreas ssp. halophilus)
California Vole (Microtus californicus)
California Whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis)
Carnivores (Carnivora)
Cave Bat (Myotis velifer)
Charadriiformes
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma inornata)
Columbiformes
Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. artemisiae)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. austerus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. bairdii)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. borealis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. gambelii)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. gracilis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. labecula)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. maniculatus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. nebrascensis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. nubiterrae)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. rubidus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. sonoriensis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
Desert Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis ssp. arsipus)
Desert Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. stejnegeri)
Desert Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps aridus)
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis)
Eastern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. columbianum)
Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)
Estuarine and saltwater fish (Gobiiformes)
Falconiformes
Fish
Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana boylii)
Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. exilis)
Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Frogs and toads (Anura)
Gasterosteiformes
Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas)
Gilded flicker (Colaptes auratus ssp. chrysoides)
Gobiiformes
Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer formerly Pituophis melanoleucus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Gruiformes
Gruiformes
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis ssp. nevadensis)
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)
Least Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii ssp. pusillus)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
Lesser Long-Nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)
Light-footed Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris ssp. levipes)
Limestone Salamander (Hydromantes brunus)
Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Little Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris)
Lizards and snakes (Squamata)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis evotis)
Long-Legged Myotis (Myotis volans)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum)
Longjaw mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis)
Longjaw Mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis)
Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mammals
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)
Mexican Long-Tongued Bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Newts and salamanders (Caudata)
Newts and salamanders (Urodela)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Northern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. krausei)
Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)
Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) formerly Rana aurora ssp. aurora
Northern Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. stansburiana)
Northwestern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis)
Northwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii ssp. brewsteri)
Ornate Shrew (Sorex ornatus)
Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Pacific Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris ssp. pacificus)
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla formerly Hyla regilla)
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla)
Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Passeriformes
Pelecaniformes
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Piciformes
Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
Pocketed Free-Tailed Bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus)
Podicipediformes
Procellariiformes
Rabbits and hares (Lagomorpha)
Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. parietalis)
Red-spotted Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. concinnus)
Reptiles
Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani ssp. riparius)
Rodents (Rodentia)
Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus ssp. mearnsi)
San Francisco Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. tetrataenia)
San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni)
San Joaquin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis ssp. biseriatus)
San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides)
San Joaquin Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis ssp. mutica)
San Pablo Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia ssp. samuelis)
San Pablo Vole (Microtus californicus ssp. sanpabloensis)
Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum)
Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. croceum)
Scott Bar Salamander (Plethodon asupak)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Shasta Salamander (Hydromantes shastae)
Short-nosed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. brevinasus)
Shrews and Moles (Insectivora)
Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Silver-Haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (Plethodon stormi)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus formerly Charadrius alexandrinus)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Southern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. sigillatum)
Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris ssp. nereis)
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii ssp. extimus)
Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum)
Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi)
Strigiformes
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Suisun Shrew (Sorex ornatus ssp. sinuosus)
Suisun Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia ssp. maxillaris)
Tehachapi Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps stebbinsi)
Terrestrial birds
Three-spined stickleback (Gasterostus aculeatus)
Tipton Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. nitratoides)
Townsend's Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Turtles and tortoises (Testudines)
Valley Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. fitchi)
Vesper Bat (Myotis yumanensis)
Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis californicus)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata formerly Clemmys marmorata)
Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
Western Skink (Eumeces skiltonianus)
Western Small-Footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus ssp. nivosus formerly Charadrius alexandrinus ssp. nivosus)
Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas formerly Bufo boreas)
Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)
Western Yellow Bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris ssp. yumanensis)
Amphibians
Frogs and toads (Anura)
Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus formerly Bufo microscaphus)
Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus californicus formerly Bufo microscaphus ssp. californicus)
Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus formerly Rana catesbeiana)
Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii formerly Rana aurora ssp. draytonii)
Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana boylii)
Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)
Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) formerly Rana aurora ssp. aurora
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla formerly Hyla regilla)
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla)
Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas formerly Bufo boreas)
Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. boreas formerly Bufo boreas ssp. boreas)
California Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. halophilus formerly Bufo boreas ssp. halophilus)
Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)
Newts and salamanders (Caudata)
California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
California Newt (Taricha torosa)
Desert Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps aridus)
Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)
Limestone Salamander (Hydromantes brunus)
Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum)
Eastern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. columbianum)
Northern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. krausei)
Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. croceum)
Southern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. sigillatum)
Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Shasta Salamander (Hydromantes shastae)
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (Plethodon stormi)
Tehachapi Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps stebbinsi)
Newts and salamanders (Urodela)
California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum)
Scott Bar Salamander (Plethodon asupak)
Birds
Aquatic birds
Anseriformes
Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Charadriiformes
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
California Least Tern (Sterna antillarum ssp. browni)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus formerly Charadrius alexandrinus)
Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus ssp. nivosus formerly Charadrius alexandrinus ssp. nivosus)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus)
Gruiformes
California Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
California Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris ssp. obsoletus)
Light-footed Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris ssp. levipes)
Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris ssp. yumanensis)
Pelecaniformes
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. californicus)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Podicipediformes
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Procellariiformes
Ashy Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa)
Terrestrial birds
Accipitriformes
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Columbiformes
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Falconiformes
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Gruiformes
California Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
Passeriformes
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
Least Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii ssp. pusillus)
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minumus)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus ssp. mearnsi)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Alameda Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia ssp. pusillula)
San Pablo Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia ssp. samuelis)
Suisun Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia ssp. maxillaris)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Northwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii ssp. brewsteri)
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii ssp. extimus)
Piciformes
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Gilded flicker (Colaptes auratus ssp. chrysoides)
Strigiformes
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia formerly Speotyto cunicularia)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Fish
Estuarine and saltwater fish (Gobiiformes)
Longjaw Mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis)
Gasterosteiformes
Three-spined stickleback (Gasterostus aculeatus)
Gobiiformes
Longjaw mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis)
Mammals
Bats (Chiroptera)
Arizon Myotis (Myotis occultus)
Big Free-Tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis)
California Leaf-Nosed Bat (Macrotus californicus)
Cave Bat (Myotis velifer)
Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Lesser Long-Nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)
Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis evotis)
Long-Legged Myotis (Myotis volans)
Mexican Long-Tongued Bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Pocketed Free-Tailed Bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus)
Silver-Haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum)
Townsend's Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Vesper Bat (Myotis yumanensis)
Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis californicus)
Western Small-Footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Western Yellow Bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
Carnivores (Carnivora)
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)
Desert Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis ssp. arsipus)
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis ssp. nevadensis)
San Joaquin Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis ssp. mutica)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris ssp. nereis)
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Rabbits and hares (Lagomorpha)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. arizonae)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. audubonii)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. neomexicanus)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. vallicola)
Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)
Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani ssp. ubericolor)
Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani ssp. riparius)
Rodents (Rodentia)
California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)
California Vole (Microtus californicus)
San Pablo Vole (Microtus californicus ssp. sanpabloensis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. artemisiae)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. austerus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. bairdii)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. borealis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. gambelii)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. gracilis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. labecula)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. maniculatus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. nebrascensis)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. nubiterrae)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. rubidus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. sonoriensis)
Little Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris)
Pacific Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris ssp. pacificus)
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)
Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni)
San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides)
Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. exilis)
Short-nosed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. brevinasus)
Tipton Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. nitratoides)
Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi)
Shrews and Moles (Insectivora)
Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus)
Ornate Shrew (Sorex ornatus)
Suisun Shrew (Sorex ornatus ssp. sinuosus)
Reptiles
Lizards and snakes (Squamata)
Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia sila formerly Gambelia silus)
California Whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis)
Alameda Whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis ssp. euryxanthus)
California Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis ssp. lateralis)
Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma inornata)
Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
California Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. infernalis)
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis)
Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. parietalis)
Red-spotted Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. concinnus)
San Francisco Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. tetrataenia)
Valley Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. fitchi)
Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas)
Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer formerly Pituophis melanoleucus)
Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana)
Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Desert Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. stejnegeri)
Northern Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. stansburiana)
Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Northwestern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis)
San Joaquin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis ssp. biseriatus)
Western Skink (Eumeces skiltonianus)
Turtles and tortoises (Testudines)
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)
Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata formerly Clemmys marmorata)
Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
