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Biological Resources Evaluation Report Griffith Energy Project Scientific Common Federal State Status Name Name Status /Other Habitat Potential to Occur* Status Medium.This species requires 11-20 weeks of Lowlands and foothills in or permanent water for larval development and access to near permanent sources of estivation habitat. This species has been previously deep water with dense, recorded several times within 1.5 to 2 miles from the shrubby or emergent riparian Project site from 2001 to 2004 (CDFW 2021 a). The vegetation. Breeding habitat most recent occurrence was in 2016, 3 miles north of consists of emergent the Project site(CDFW 2021 a). The Project site and Rana draytonii California red- Threatened SSC vegetation and still or slow- surrounding 150-meter buffer could be utilized as legged frog moving water at 2-foot depth upland habitat, though the site and surrounding buffer or deeper. Upland habitat can do not provide breeding habitat.There are two pools vary; In grasslands, CRLF within a 1-mile radius from the Project site which could seek out upland habitat in serve as potential breeding habitat(Table 4). Potential seeps or springs and small- for this species to utilize the Project site as upland mammal burrows. dispersal habitat is medium. CRLF would not use the Project site as breeding habitat given the lack of aquatic habitat onsite. Reptiles Medium.This species has been previously documented approximately 1 mile from the Project site in 1984 Arizona Generalist reported from a (CDFW 2021 a). The most recent record is 3 miles from e/egans California None SSC range of scrub and grassland the Project site in 2010 (CDFW 2021 a). This species occidentalis glossy snake habitats, often with loose or inhabits grassland habitat that is present on the Project sandy soils. site (e.g.,Avena spp.—Bromus spp. herbaceous semi- natural alliance).Therefore, potential to occur onsite is medium. Medium. San Joaquin coachwhip has been recorded 0.5 mile from the Project site in 1996(CDFW 2021 a). Open, dry habitats with little or The most recent occurrence is 5 miles from the Project Masticophis San Joaquin no tree cover. Found in valley site in 2004 (CDFW 2021 a).This species requires small flagellum coachwhip None SSC grassland and saltbush scrub mammal burrows, such as California ground squirrel ruddocki in the San Joaquin Valley. burrows,for refuge and egg-laying sites.Abundant prey and refuge in the form of small mammal burrows is available on the Project site.Therefore,the potential for this species to occur is medium. Tetra Tech, Inc. 5-19 July 2023