Coastal Tailed Frog
Ascaphus truei
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- A. truei – Del Norte Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ascaphus truei occurs in extreme northwestern California.
LEGAL STATUS: Ascaphus truei is protected in California as a Species of Special Concern.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ascaphus truei (Stejneger – 1899)
Genus: Ascaphus , Greek – a = without + skaphis = spade — notes lack of metatarsal spade
Species: truei, honors Frederick W. True
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962