Large-blotched Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi
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- E. e. klauberi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Gerold Merker
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- E. e. klauberi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Jeff Nordland
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- San Diego Co, CA – photo by Jeff Nordland
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- E. e. klauberi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- E. e. klauberi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- E. e. klauberi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- E. e. klauberi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi occurs in the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi (Dunn, 1929)
Genus: Ensatina, Latin – ensatus = sword shaped + –ina = similar to — poss. ref. to the teeth
Species: eschscholtzii, honors Johann F. Eschscholtz
Subspecies: klauberi, honors Laurence M. Klauber
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings