Shasta Salamander
Hydromantes shastae
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- H. shastae – Shasta Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Hydromantes shastae occurs only in California in a small area in the Cascade Range near Lake Shasta, Shasta County.
LEGAL STATUS: All species of Hydromantes are protected in California.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hydromantes shastae (Gorman and Camp, 1953)
Genus: Hydromantes, Greek – hydro = water + mantis = soothsayer or prophet —
Species: shastae, Shasta County, CA — type locality
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962