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Serpentine Soil Communities of Marin County

Catalog of species of all taxa observed in areas notable for high serpentenite content in the soils:
Mount Tamalpais State Park
Ring Mountain
Carson Ridge and Pine Mountain Road near Fairfax
Others TBD

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog 1
Rana boylii
Western Toad 2
Anaxyrus boreas
Sierran Treefrog 3
Pseudacris sierra
American Bullfrog 4
Lithobates catesbeianus
California Giant Salamander 5
Dicamptodon ensatus
Ensatina 6
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Oregon Ensatina 7
Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis
Arboreal Salamander 8
Aneides lugubris
California Slender Salamander 9
Batrachoseps attenuatus
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
California Newt 10
Taricha torosa
Southern Alligator Lizard 11
Elgaria multicarinata
San Francisco Alligator Lizard 3
Elgaria coerulea coerulea
Western Fence Lizard 12
Sceloporus occidentalis
Coast Range Fence Lizard 13
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
Ringneck Snake 14
Diadophis punctatus
Pacific Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus amabilis
Racer 15
Coluber constrictor
Western Yellow-bellied Racer 5
Coluber constrictor mormon
Aquatic Garter Snake 16
Thamnophis atratus
Gopher Snake 2
Pituophis catenifer
Pacific Gopher Snake 17
Pituophis catenifer catenifer
Western Rattlesnake 18
Crotalus oreganus
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake 6
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Northern Rubber Boa 7
Charina bottae
Western Pond Turtle 19
Actinemys marmorata
Downy Woodpecker 20
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 21
Picoides villosus
Pileated Woodpecker 22
Dryocopus pileatus
Acorn Woodpecker 23
Melanerpes formicivorus
Northern Flicker 24
Colaptes auratus
Red-breasted Sapsucker 25
Sphyrapicus ruber
Western Screech-Owl 26
Megascops kennicottii
Barred Owl 20
Strix varia
Band-tailed Pigeon 25
Patagioenas fasciata
Mourning Dove 27
Zenaida macroura
American Coot
Fulica americana
Anna's Hummingbird 28
Calypte anna
California Quail 29
Callipepla californica
Wild Turkey 30
Meleagris gallopavo
Common Snipe 31
Gallinago gallinago
Western Gull 32
Larus occidentalis
Killdeer 33
Charadrius vociferus
Pied-billed Grebe 34
Podilymbus podiceps
Great Blue Heron 35
Ardea herodias
Merlin 36
Falco columbarius
Mallard 37
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead 38
Bucephala albeola
Common Merganser 39
Mergus merganser
Ruddy Duck 26
Oxyura jamaicensis
Hooded Merganser 40
Lophodytes cucullatus
Osprey 35
Pandion haliaetus
Red-tailed Hawk 41
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk 42
Buteo lineatus
Turkey Vulture 43
Cathartes aura
Double-crested Cormorant 44
Phalacrocorax auritus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 45
Poecile rufescens
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
American Robin 27
Turdus migratorius
Western Bluebird 32
Sialia mexicana
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 46
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 47
Regulus satrapa
Wrentit 44
Chamaea fasciata
Dark-eyed Junco 48
Junco hyemalis
Fox Sparrow 49
Passerella iliaca
Golden-crowned Sparrow 50
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Spotted Towhee 41
Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee 51
Melozone crissalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler 52
Setophaga coronata
Western Scrub-Jay 53
Aphelocoma californica
Coastal Western Scrub-Jay 54
Aphelocoma californica californica
American Crow 55
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 56
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay 57
Cyanocitta stelleri
Lesser Goldfinch 58
Spinus psaltria
Common Raccoon 59
Procyon lotor
Northern River Otter 60
Lontra canadensis
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
Coyote 61
Canis latrans
Common Gray Fox 62
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Human 63
Homo sapiens
Western Grey Squirrel 64
Sciurus griseus
Sonoma Chipmunk 65
Tamias sonomae

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