Oregon Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis
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- E. e. oregonensis – Mendocino Co, CA – photo by Gerald Merker
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ensatina e. oregonensis occurs along coastal northwestern California
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis (Girard, 1856)
Genus: Ensatina, Latin – ensatus = sword shaped + –ina = similar to — poss. ref. to the teeth
Species: eschscholtzii, honors Johann F. Eschscholtz
Subspecies: oregonensis, belonging to the state of Oregon
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings