USFWS to review 14 reptiles and amphibians for endangered status

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is initiating status reviews for 14 petitions that presented substantial information that the species may warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act . The Service will initiate a review of the status of each of the reptile and amphibian species listed below. To ensure that these reviews are comprehensive, the Service is requesting scientific and commercial data and other information for each species. Based on the status reviews, the Service will address whether the petitioned action is warranted. To see the listing and the information request, click on a species link below.

Cascade torrent salamander Columbia torrent salamander Inyo Mountains salamander Kern Plateau salamander Lesser slender salamander Limestone salamander Peaks of Otter salamander

Shasta salamander Florida pine snake Short-tailed snake Southern rubber boa Panamint alligator lizard Yuman desert fringe-toed Lizard Wood turtle

The official notice was published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2015, and is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection by clicking on the 2015 Notices link under Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Information can be submitted on species for which a status review is being initiated, using the specified docket number, beginning upon publication in the Federal Register, for 60 days until November 17, 2015. kingsnake.com gallery photo by Leo