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California Mountain Kingsnake - Lampropeltis zonata

(Lockington ex Blainville, 1876)
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California Mountain Kingsnake Range MapRed: Range of this species in California
Lampropeltis zonata - California Mountain Kingsnake

Range of similar species in California:

Orange: Lampropeltis multifasciata - Coast Mountain Kingsnake

Blue: Areas where mountain kingsnakes have been reported
but not confirmed or documented.



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All of the snakes on this page except for those marked as "Species Not Known" are the same species.

The SSAR, whose list is followed by this website, has recognized that the species Lampropeltis zonata - California Mountain Kingsnake now consists of two species. (It was formerly was viewed as one species with seven subspecies.)
The second species is Lampropeltis multifasciata - Coast Mountain Kingsnake. (No subspecies of the two species are recognized.)

This page follows the two-species taxonomy but pictures of the snakes are organized in groups based on their former subspecies.

California Mountain Kingsnakes formerly recognized as
Lampropeltis zonata multicincta
- Sierra Mountain Kingsnake

Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake
  Adult Tuolumne County   Adult, Tuolumne County
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake
Adult Tuolumne County Adult, Tuolumne County Adult underside, Tuolumne County
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, El Dorado County  © Chad M. Lane Adult photographed crawling in daylight, Plumas County. © Railfan Adult, El Dorado County.
© Chad M. Lane
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Calaveras County  © Chad M. Lane Adult, Mariposa County © Paul Maier
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake
Juvenile, 3,700 ft. elevation
Tuolumne County © Adam Gitmed
Juvenile, 3,700 ft. elevation
Tuolumne County © Adam Gitmed
Adult, Madera County © Ryan Sikola Adult, Madera County © Ryan Sikola
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake    
Adult, Tuolumne County © Nick Esquivel Adult, Greenhorn Mountains, Kern County © Ryan Sikola    
       
California Mountain KIngsnakes With Little or No Red Coloring
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake  
"High Black" adult, Tuolumne County © Emile Bado Adults, Tuolumne County © Emile Bado
Left: "High Black" phase
Right: Normal phase
 
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake  
This snake from Plumas County has little red coloring,
with only a few complete red bands. © Timothy Boomer
Axanthic adult, El Dorado County Specimen. Courtesy of Tim Burkhardt
© 2002 Brad Alexander
 
 

California Mountain Kingsnakes formerly recognized as
Lampropeltis zonata multifasciata
- Coast Mountain Kingsnake, from north of Monterey Bay

Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult found on a driveway in Santa Cruz County © Scott Peden
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Juvenile, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County Juvenile, Santa Cruz County, found in January 2011 © Scott Peden
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Cruz County.
© Gary Nafis Specimen courtesy of Mitch Mulks
Adult, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Cruz County © 2005 Brian Hubbs Adult, © Gary Nafis
Specimen courtesy of Mitch Mulks
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, San Mateo County
© Zachary Lim
Adult, Santa Clara County
© Nick Esquivel
Adult, San Mateo County
© Zachary Lim
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Santa Cruz County © Zachary Lim Adult, Santa Cruz County © Zachary Lim Adult, San Mateo County © Zachary Lim
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Santa Cruz County
© Benjamin German
Sometimes, this is all you get to see.
San Mateo County.
Adult, Santa Cruz County © Zachary Lim These two adult males were found sheltering next to each other in Santa Clara County, both, strangely, with their hemipenes showing. © Jared Heald
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Santa Clara County © Jared Heald Juvenile, Santa Cruz County © Jared Heald
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, San Mateo County © Jared Heald Adult, Santa Clara County
© Jared Heald
Adult, Santa Clara County
© Jared Heald
Adult, Santa Clara County
© Jared Heald
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult with 22 triads from the Diablo Range, Santa Clara County
© Jared Heald
Adult with pinkish/orange coloring,
Santa Cruz County © Jared Heald
Adult with a lot of red on the head, Santa Cruz County © Jared Heald
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
12-inch-long juvenile with a recent meal, Santa Cruz County © Zachary Lim Adult, San Mateo County © Zachary Lim Neonate, San Mateo County © Jared Heald
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, San Mateo County © Ryan Sikola Adult, San Mateo County © Ryan Sikola
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Young snake from 3,480 ft.elevation in the Ohlone Regional Wilderness in
Alameda County © Mandy Colombo Murphy
Sub-adult, San Mateo County © Faris K
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Santa Clara County © Neo S Adult, Santa Cruz County © Ryan Sikola
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, San Mateo County © Faris K Adult, San Mateo County © Faris K Adult, San Mateo County © Faris K Adult, Santa Cruz County © Faris K
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake  
Adult, Santa Cruz County
© Benjamin German
This little well-read zonata was discovered in the Santa Cruz Mountains reading about itself in Brian Hubbs' book "Mountain Kings." © Faris K Adult, Santa Cruz County, with an adult California Nightsnake, found nearby.
© Faris K
 
       

California Mountain Kingsnakes in Kern County formerly recognized as
Intergrades of L. z. multifasciata and L. z. multicincta

California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Kern County Adult, Kern County
© Gary Nafis Specimen courtesy of Mitch Mulks
Adult, Kern County © Ryan Sikola Adult, Kern County © Ryan Sikola
California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Kern County © Ryan Sikola Adult, Kern County © Ryan Sikola Adult, Kern County © Ryan Sikola Adult, Kern County © Ryan Sikola
       

California Mountain Kingsnakes formerly recognized as
Intergrades of L. z. zonata and L. z. multifasciata - Diablo Mountain Kingsnake

St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake
Adult, Diablo Range, Santa Clara County © Gary Nafis.
Specimen courtesy of Mitch Mulks
Juvenile, found at about 3,000 ft. elevation in Santa Clara County © Jared Heald
       

California Mountain Kingsnakes formerly recognized as
Intergrades of L. z. zonata and L. z. multicincta

California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake
Adult from Trinity County © Ben Witzke
(Formerly recoginzed as an intergrade of L. z. zonata and L. z. multicincta)
Young adult with a recent meal inside it, Siskiyou County © Gene Sederholm Gravid adult female, Shasta County
© Emile Bado
       

Species Not Known
These snakes from the coast range south of Monterey Bay were not included in the study that recognized two species.
They could be either L. zonata - California Mountain Kingsnake, or L. multifasciata - Coast Mountain Kingsnake

Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake Coast Mountain Kingsnake  
Adult, Gabilan Mountains,
San Benito County © Benjamin German
Juvenile, Gabilan Mountains, San Benito County
© Benjamin German
 
       
California Mountain Kingsnakes Feeding
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Sierra Mountain Kingsnake
An adult California Mountain Kingsnake eating a juvenile
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake in Fresno County. © Patrick Briggs
A captive juvenile California Mountain Kingsnake eating a hairless juvenile mouse.
       
Habitat
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Habitat Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Habitat Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Habitat Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Habitat
Habitat, Tuolumne County
Habitat, Tuolumne County
Habitat, Kern County Habitat, Kern County
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Habitat Sierra Mountain Kingsnake Habitat St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake habitat St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake habitat
Habitat, Tuolumne County Habitat, Kern County Habitat, Napa County Habitat, Napa County
St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake habitat St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake habitat St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake habitat  
Habitat, Napa County
Habitat, Mayacamas Mountains,
Sonoma County
Habitat, Napa County  
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Habitat Coast Mountain Kingsnake Habitat Coast Mountain Kingsnake Habitat
Habitat, 2,500 ft. Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County Habitat, 1,400 ft. Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Cruz County Habitat, Santa Cruz Mountains,
Santa Cruz County
Habitat, Santa Cruz Mountains
© Zachary Lim
Coast Mountain Kingsnake Habitat Coast Mountain Kingsnake Habitat
Habitat, San Mateo County Habitat, San Mateo County
© Zachary Lim
Habitat, San Mateo County
© Zachary Lim
Habitat, Santa Cruz Mountains
© Zachary Lim
       
Short Videos
San Diego Mountain Kingsnake San Diego Mountain Kingsnake    
A short look at a juvenile of the nearly-identical species Coast Mountain Kingsnake found under a rock. (These are still considered to be the same species by many herpers.) This California Mountain Kingsnake was found in the wild eating a Western Red-tailed Skink in Kern County
© Ryan Sikola
   
     
Description

Not Dangerous - This snake does not have venom that can cause death or serious illness or injury in most humans.

Commonly described as "harmless" or "not poisonous" to indicate that its bite is not dangerous, but "not venomous" is more accurate. (A poisonous snake can hurt you if you eat it. A venomous snake can hurt you if it bites you.)

There are no venomous snakes in California that can be mistaken for this snake, but similar-looking Coral Snakes, including the Arizona Coral Snake which is found in the adjacent state of Arizona, is venomous and dangerous.

Size
20 - 50 inches long (51 - 127 cm.)
Hatchlings are 7 - 11 inches in length (18 - 28 cm.)

Appearance
A medium-sized slender snake with a head not much wider than the cylindrical body with smooth shiny scales.

Color and Pattern
Black, red, and off-white or grayish-white rings circle the body.
The red bands are noticably wider than the others, with the white bands wider than the black.
Some black bands may widen and cross over the red bands on the back.
A red band surrounded by two black bands is referred to as a "triad."
On this subspecies there are 18 - 39 triads, with an average of 33.
Typically, 60 percent or more of the triads have complete red bands with no black crossovers.
The bands continue around the belly, but the coloring is paler, and the black and white bands are reduced in size giving the belly a reddish coloring.
The nose is black sometimes with some red.
Black and white individuals are sometimes found, usually in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Others have few or no red bands.

Life History and Behavior

Activity
Secretive, but not rare in suitable habitat.
Spends most of the time underground, under surface objects, or inside rock crevices.
Occasionally seen active on the ground in the daytime, especially near shaded streams on hot sunny days.
Active during the day at high altitudes during times of low nighttime temperatures (which is typical habitat.)
When temperatures are more moderate, it can be crepuscular, nocturnal, and diurnal.
During very hot weather, activity is primarily nocturnal.
This snake is normally active at temperatures between aproximately 55 - 85 degrees.

Enters into winter hibernation typically around November, emerging some time from February to April, depending on location and weather conditions.
Diet and Feeding
Eats lizards, small mammals, nestling birds, bird eggs, amphibians, and occasionally snakes, including its own species.
Reproduction
Mating takes place a few weeks after emergence in the spring.
Females are oviparous, laying eggs from June-July which hatch after 50 - 65 days.

Habitat
A habitat generalist, found in diverse habitats including coniferous forest, oak-pine woodlands, riparian woodland, chaparral, manzanita, and coastal sage scrub. Wooded areas near a stream with rock outcrops, talus or rotting logs that are exposed to the sun are good places to find this snake.

Geographical Range
According to Myers et al (2013) "Lampropeltis zonata is composed of all populations in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Coast Ranges north of Monterey Bay, California, north into the Klamath Mountains, in Oregon, plus an additional, disjunct population along the Columbia Gorge, in the great state of Washington."

Confirmed from Camp Ohlone, first Alameda County record, in 2010. Zachary A. Cava Herpetological Review 41(1), 2010

There are unconfirmed sight records from the White Mountains, Mt. Diablo, Marin County, and the interior south coast range, which would probably be L. multifasciata.

Confirmed from the Gabilan Range at Fremont Peak, first San Benito County record, in 2013. Dana Waters, Herpetological Review 44(2), 2013, but that area is not covered in Myers et al (2013) so the species there is not known.

Full Species Range Map

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Click Here to see a map of the ranges of all formerly recognized subspecies.
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to see a map of the ranges of the former subspecies in California.

Elevational Range
From 1,500 - 8,000 ft. ( 457 - 2,440 m). Most common from 3,000 - 4,500 ft. (914 - 1,372 m).

Notes on Taxonomy

In 2013 Myers et al (Myers, E. A., J. A. Rodríguez-Robles, D. F. DeNardo, R. E. Staub, A. Stropoli, S. Ruane, and F. T. Burbrink. 2013. Multilocus phylogeographic assessment of the California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) suggests alternative patterns of diversification for the California Floristic Province. Molecular Ecology 22 2013 - PDF) show that Lampropeltis zonata consists of two species, but did not give these species Common Names. They also show that the southern species contains two lineages - the southern species, and the Peninsular Range lineage.

"Using nonparametic and Bayesian species delimitation, we determined that there are two well-supported species within L. zonata. Ecological niche modelling supports the delimitation of these taxa, suggesting that the two species inhabit distinct climatic environments. Gene flow between the two taxa is low and appears to occur unidirectionally. [north to south only] Further, our data suggest that gene flow was mediated by females, a rare pattern in snakes. In contrast to previous analyses, we determined that the divergence between the two lineages occurred in the late Pliocene (c. 2.07 Ma). Spatially and temporally, the divergence of these lineages is associated with the inundation of central California by the Monterey Bay."

"Recognizing two species in this complex is a conservative decision, as the southern taxon could potentially be further subdivided into two separate lineages."

As of June 2016 the SSAR shows the common names to be California Mountain Kingsnake and Coast Mountain Kingsnake.


Lampropeltis  zonata (Lockington ex Blainville 1835)

"Lampropeltis zonata is composed of all populations in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Coast Ranges north of Monterey Bay, California, north into the Klamath Mountains, in Oregon, plus an additional, disjunct population along the Columbia Gorge, in the great state of Washington."

Lampropeltis  multifasciata (Bocourt 1886)

"Lampropeltis multifasciata is composed of all populations in the Peninsular Ranges and in the Transverse Ranges, north into the Coast Ranges just south of Monterey Bay, California, including the disjunct population on Isla Sur of Islas Todos Santos, Baja California, Mexico."

L.zonata/L.multifasciata range map
"Circles represent individuals assigned to the northern species (Lampropeltis zonata),
triangles indicate individuals belonging to the southern species (Lampropeltis multifasciata) and
squares represent individuals assigned to the Peninsular Range lineage.
The approximate range of L. zonata is highlighted in red, and that of
L. multifasciata is highlighted in blue (modified from Stebbins 2003).
© 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
California Mountain Kingsnake Range Map

Alternate and Previous Names (Synonyms)


L. zonata multicincta - Sierra Mountain Kingsnake (Stebbins 1966, 1985, 2003, 2012)
L. zonata zonata - Saint Helena Mountain Kingsnake (Stebbins 1966, 1985, 2003, 2012)
L. zonata multifasciata - Coast Mountain Kingsnake (Stebbins 1966, 1985, 2003, 2012)

L. zonata multicincta (subspecies of California Mountain King Snake) (Stebbins 1954)
L. zonata zonata (subspecies of California Mountain King Snake) (Stebbins 1954)
L. zonata multifasciata (subspecies of California Mountain King Snake) (Stebbins 1954)

Lampropeltis pyromelana multicincta - Coral King Snake (Ophibolus getulus multicinctus; Coluber [Zacholus] zonatus; Coronella multifasciata; Bellophis zonatus; Ohibolus pyrrhomelanus; Ophibolus pyrrhomelas; Coronella pyromelanus zonata; Coronella zonata; Ophibolus zonatua; Lampropeltis zonata. California King Snake; Arizona Ringed Snake; Ringed King Snake; Eisen's King Snake; Red Milk Snake; Coral Snake; Ring Snake; Harlequin Snake) (Grinnell and Camp 1917)

Sierra Coral King Snake (Klauber)
Coral King Snake (Atsatt 1913)

Coast-range Coral King Snake; Coral Snake; Arizona King Snake; (California) Coral Snake;; Mountain King Snake; Ringed King Snake;; Western Coral King Snake

Conservation Issues  (Conservation Status)
The State of California considers the San Bernardino population (parvirubra) and the San Diego population (pulchra) to be potentially threatened. No California Mountain Kingsnakes can be collected in Orange and San Diego counties, and in Los Angeles County west of Interstate 5.

When slabs are torn off rock outcrops by someone searching for this snake or other reptiles, the habitat this snake uses for refuge is irreparably damaged. It takes thousands of years for this rock fissuring to occur, so this habitat will not be replaced for many centuries. Such rock destruction is illegal in California: "It is unlawful to use any method or means of collecting that involves breaking apart of rocks, granite flakes, logs or other shelters in or under which reptiles may be found." (2007 regulations 5.60.4.)


Reptile hunters are usually blamed for rock habitat destruction, but bulldozers are far more destructive. I have also witnessed granite collectors tearing off huge slabs of granite with a crowbar then carrying the slabs away.
Taxonomy
Family Colubridae Colubrids Oppel, 1811
Genus Lampropeltis Kingsnakes and Milksnakes Fitzinger, 1843
Species

zonata California Mountain Kingsnake (Lockington ex Blainville, 1876)
Original Description
Lampropeltis zonata - (Lockington, 1876 ex Blainville, 1835) - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Vol. 7, p. 52 ex Blainville, Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris., Ser. 3, Vol. 4, p. 293

from Original Description Citations for the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America © Ellin Beltz

Meaning of the Scientific Name
Lampropeltis - Greek - lampros - shiny and pelta - shield - referring to the smooth, shiny dorsal scales characteristic of this genus
zonata
- Greek - zonata banded - refers to the black banding

from Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America - Explained © Ellin Beltz

Related or Similar California Snakes
Lampropeltis multifasciata - Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis californiae
- California Kingsnake

Rhinocheilus lecontei - Long-nosed Snake

More Information and References
California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Rodriguez-Robles,Denardo and Staub (1999 Molecular Ecology 8: 1923-1934) Publication #19

Myers, E. A., J. A. Rodríguez-Robles, D. F. DeNardo, R. E. Staub, A. Stropoli, S. Ruane, and F. T. Burbrink. 2013. Multilocus phylogeographic assessment of the California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) suggests alternative patterns of diversification for the California Floristic Province. Molecular Ecology 22 2013 - PDF

Stebbins, Robert C., and McGinnis, Samuel M.  Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California: Revised Edition (California Natural History Guides) University of California Press, 2012.

Stebbins, Robert C. California Amphibians and Reptiles. The University of California Press, 1972.

Flaxington, William C. Amphibians and Reptiles of California: Field Observations, Distribution, and Natural History. Fieldnotes Press, Anaheim, California, 2021.

Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018.

Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

Behler, John L., and F. Wayne King. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

Powell, Robert., Joseph T. Collins, and Errol D. Hooper Jr. A Key to Amphibians and Reptiles of the Continental United States and Canada. The University Press of Kansas, 1998.

Bartlett, R. D. & Patricia P. Bartlett. Guide and Reference to the Snakes of Western North America (North of Mexico) and Hawaii. University Press of Florida, 2009.

Bartlett, R. D. & Alan Tennant. Snakes of North America - Western Region. Gulf Publishing Co., 2000.

Brown, Philip R. A Field Guide to Snakes of California. Gulf Publishing Co., 1997.

Ernst, Carl H., Evelyn M. Ernst, & Robert M. Corker. Snakes of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, 2003.

Taylor, Emily. California Snakes and How to Find Them. Heyday, Berkeley, California. 2024.

Wright, Albert Hazen & Anna Allen Wright. Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press, 1957.

Mulks, Mitch. Zonata - The California Mountain Kingsnake. LM Digital, 2005.


Joseph Grinnell and Charles Lewis Camp. A Distributional List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of California. University of California Publications in Zoology Vol. 17, No. 10, pp. 127-208. July 11, 1917.

Hubbs, Brian.  Mountain Kings - A Collective Natural History of California, Sonoran, Durango and Queretaro Mountain Kingsnakes.  Tricolor Books, 2004.

Conservation Status

The following conservation status listings for this animal are taken from the April 2024 State of California Special Animals List and the April 2024 Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Animals of California list (unless indicated otherwise below.) Both lists are produced by multiple agencies every year, and sometimes more than once per year, so the conservation status listing information found below might not be from the most recent lists. To make sure you are seeing the most recent listings, go to this California Department of Fish and Wildlife web page where you can search for and download both lists:
https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CNDDB/Plants-and-Animals.

A detailed explanation of the meaning of the status listing symbols can be found at the beginning of the two lists. For quick reference, I have included them on my Special Status Information page.

If no status is listed here, the animal is not included on either list. This most likely indicates that there are no serious conservation concerns for the animal. To find out more about an animal's status you can also go to the NatureServe and IUCN websites to check their rankings.

Check the current California Department of Fish and Wildlife sport fishing regulations to find out if this animal can be legally pursued and handled or collected with possession of a current fishing license. You can also look at the summary of the sport fishing regulations as they apply only to reptiles and amphibians that has been made for this website.


Organization Status Listing  Notes
NatureServe Global Ranking None
NatureServe State Ranking None
U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) None
California Endangered Species Act (CESA) None
California Department of Fish and Wildlife None
Bureau of Land Management None
USDA Forest Service None
IUCN None

 

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