Ellicott Station Ecological Reserve
Map SatelliteThis is one of the few known habitats of the endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum. A post-pluvial remnant species, this salamander is on the verge of total extinction because of habitat destruction and over-collecting.
Vegetation on the Reserve includes grassland with Baccharis sp. and a dense willow-blackberry thicket. During the winter and early spring months there is a pond on a portion of the area.
Integrity: The area is adjacent to a trailer park. It is fenced.
Use: Research only.
Ref: Russel, R. W. and J. D. Anderson, 1956. Herpetologica. Vol. 12, p. 137-140.
March 1975
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2009 Steven Louis Hartman