Painted Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii picta
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- Del Norte Co, CA – photo by Travis Dimler
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- E. e. picta – Del Norte Co, CA – photo by Travis Dimler
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ensatina e. picta occurs in extreme northwestern California.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ensatina eschscholtzii picta (Wood, 1940)
Genus: Ensatina, Latin – ensatus = sword shaped + –ina = similar to — poss. ref. to the teeth
Species: eschscholtzii, honors Johann F. Eschscholtz
Subspecies: picta, Latin = painted or embroidered — ref. bright dorsal coloration
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings