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<FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica" SIZE="6"><B>Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander</B></FONT>
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<FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica" SIZE="2"><I>Amnystoma macrodactylum croceum</I></FONT>
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The requirements for the salamander's <A HREF="../glossary.html#habitat" TARGET="eslist">habitat</A> are: a pond with aquatic plant life and with abundant vegetation. The salamander can be found in the Monterey and Santa Cruz counties in California where it has several different <A HREF="../glossary.html#population" TARGET="eslist">populations</A>.
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This subspecies has a thick body and measures about 3 inches (7.6cm). It possesses a broad head and a blunt snout. It is usually dark colored with light spots. As its name suggests, the toes of this salamander are long and slim.
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The amphibian feeds on insect <A HREF="../glossary.html#larvae" TARGET="eslist">larvae</A>, eggs, vegetation, and <A HREF="../glossary.html#insect" TARGET="eslist">insects</A>.
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The salamanders arrive at their breeding sites in November and breeds during January and February.
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The salamander was discovered in 1954 and its decline is caused mainly by the loss of its habitat. Artificial ponds have been constructed to preserve the surviving populations. Unless the habitats of these <A HREF="../glossary.html#amphibian" TARGET="eslist">amphibians</A> are protected, these salamanders may not survive for very long.
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<U>Bibliography</U>
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<LI>TEN - Treasure Sites <A HREF="http://www.ten.org/tsites/ewt/threatened/rendangered.html" TARGET="esfact">[Threatened Species - Endangered Reptiles & Amphibians]</A></LI>
<LI>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <A HREF="http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/endspp.html" TARGET="esfact">Division of Endangered Species</A></LI>
<LI><U>Encyclopedia of Endangered Species.</U> Edited by Mary Emanoid in Association with IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Detroit, Washington D.C., London: Gale Research Inc., 1994</LI>
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