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APPENDIX D MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS KAND L INITIAL STUDY Table D-1 continued Federal State CNPS Common Name Scientific Name Status, Statuse List' Habitat Potential for Occurrence in Project Area California horned lark Eremophilia alpestris None SCS NIA Nests in grasslands and other Moderate to low. Marginal nesting habitat is available in cultivated actica similar habitats with short lands,but no nests have been recorded. vegetation. REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS California red-legged Rana aurora draytond T SCS NIA Lowlands and foothills in or near Very low. There is no suitable habitat for this species within the frog permanent sources of deep water project area.However,red-legged frogs are known to be extinct on with dense,shrubby or emergent the floor of the Central Valley.The nearest occurrence is riparian vegetation. Requires 11 to documented in the CNDDB in the foothills,approximately t mile 20 weeks of permanent water for west of the project area. larval development. California tiger Ambystoma califomiense T T,SCS NIA Seasonal water bodies without fish Very low to none. There is no suitable breeding habitat in the salamander (i.e.,vernal pools and stock ponds) project area, The nearest occurrence is documented in the with surrounding grassland/ CNDDB approximately 1 mile west of the project area. There are woodland habitats containing at least two significant physical barriers(i.e.,the California summer refugia(i.e.,burrows). Aqueduct and the Delta Mendota Canal)between this occurrence and the project area. Western pond turtle Emys marmorata None SCS NIA Thoroughly aquatic,marshes,rivers, High. Old River and Mountain House Creek are suitable habitat for streams,and irrigation ditches with western pond turtle. The closest occurrence is documented by aquatic vegetation. Requires the CNDDB as just west of the project area in Old River. basking sites and suitable upland habitat for egg-laying. Coast horned lizard Phrynosoma coronatum Sc SCS NIA Lowlands associated with washes Low. Habitat is very marginal,as a majority of the project area is and low-lying bushes. cultivated. Silvery legless lizard Anniella pulchra pulchra None SCS NIA Moist sandy or loose soils beneath Low. Habitat is very marginal due to cultivation and clay soils. sparse vegetation. Western spadefoot Spea hammondii Sc SCS NIA Vernal pools and other seasonal Very low to none. No vernal pools are present in project area and water bodies are essential habitats Mountain House Creek is not suitable habitat. for breeding. San Joaquin whipsnake Masticophis lateralis SC SCS NIA Open habitats such as grasslands Very low to none. No suitable habitat is present due to intense ruddocki and saltbush scrub. Small mammal cultivation of fields in project area. burrows are required for oviposition sites. D-6 1 um Im IM Ip Lm Im Im MW am M In I= on un