Monterey Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii
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- E. e. eschscholtzii – Monterey Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- E. e. eschscholtzii – Monterey Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ensatina e. eschscholtzii occurs in southern California from San Luis Obispo County south to the Mexican border.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii (Gray, 1850)
Genus: Ensatina, Latin – ensatus = sword shaped + –ina = similar to — poss. ref. to the teeth
Species/Subspecies: eschscholtzii, honors Johann F. Eschscholtz
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings