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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

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