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General Plan EIR Volume II Appendix C Appendix C Biological Resources California Department of Fish and Game Natural Diversity Database CNDDB Wide Tabular Report Simi Valley GP Update EIR Simi, Thousand Oaks, Santa Susana, and Calabasas Quadrangles Population Status Presence Element Occ Ranks Historic Recent Pres. Poss. CNDDB Total U >20 yr <=20 yr Extant Extirp. Extirp. Name (Scientific/Common) Ranks Other Lists Listing Status EO's A B C D X Actinemys marmorata G3G4 CDFG: SC Fed: None 1092 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 western pond turtle S3 Cal: None S:3 Agelaius tricolor G2G3 CDFG: SC Fed: None 424 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 tricolored blackbird S2 Cal: None S:1 Aimophila ruficeps canescens G5T2T4 CDFG: Fed: None 165 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 southern California rufous-crowned sparrow S2S3 Cal: None S:2 Anaxyrus californicus G2G3 CDFG: SC Fed: Endangered 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 arroyo toad S2S3 Cal: None S:1 Antrozous pallidus G5 CDFG: SC Fed: None 398 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 pallid bat S3 Cal: None S:1 Aquila chrysaetos G5 CDFG: Fed: None 141 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 golden eagle S3 Cal: None S:2 Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri G5T3T4 CDFG: Fed: None 91 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 coastal whiptail S2S3 Cal: None S:4 Astragalus brauntonii G2 CNPS: 1B.1 Fed: Endangered 34 0 2 4 4 0 7 0 17 17 0 0 Braunton's milk-vetch S2.1 Cal: None S:17 Athene cunicularia G4 CDFG: SC Fed: None 1209 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 burrowing owl S2 Cal: None S:3 California Walnut Woodland G2 Fed: None 76 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 S2.1 Cal: None S:5 California macrophylla G3 CNPS: 1B.1 Fed: None 115 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 round-leaved filaree S3.1 Cal: None S:3 Calochortus clavatus var. gracilis G4T1 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: None 19 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 slender mariposa-lily S1.1? Cal: None S:2 Calochortus plummerae G3 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: None 102 0 1 2 2 0 5 1 9 10 0 0 Plummer's mariposa-lily S3.2 Cal: None S:10 Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina G2T1 CNPS: 1B.1 Fed: Candidate 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 San Fernando Valley spineflower S1.1 Cal: Endangered S:1 Cismontane Alkali Marsh G1 Fed: None 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 S1.1 Cal: None S:1 Commercial Version -- Dated November 01, 2009 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 1 Report Printed on Monday, December 07, 2009 Information Expires 05/01/2010 California Department of Fish and Game Natural Diversity Database CNDDB Wide Tabular Report Simi Valley GP Update EIR Simi, Thousand Oaks, Santa Susana, and Calabasas Quadrangles Population Status Presence Element Occ Ranks Historic Recent Pres. Poss. CNDDB Total U >20 yr <=20 yr Extant Extirp. Extirp. Name (Scientific/Common) Ranks Other Lists Listing Status EO's A B C D X Deinandra minthornii G2 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: None 35 5 4 1 0 0 14 19 5 24 0 0 Santa Susana tarplant S2.2 Cal: Rare S:24 Delphinium parryi ssp. blochmaniae G4T2 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: None 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 dune larkspur S2.2 Cal: None S:1 Dodecahema leptoceras G1 CNPS: 1B.1 Fed: Endangered 35 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 slender-horned spineflower S1 Cal: Endangered S:1 Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae G2T2 CNPS: 1B.1 Fed: None 41 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Blochman's dudleya S2.1 Cal: None S:1 Dudleya cymosa ssp. agourensis G5T1 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: Threatened 8 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 6 8 0 0 Agoura Hills dudleya S1.2 Cal: None Dudleya multicaulis G2 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: None 110 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 many-stemmed dudleya S2 Cal: None S:1 Dudleya parva G2 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: Threatened 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 Conejo dudleya S2.1 Cal: None S:2 Eriogonum crocatum G2 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: None 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Conejo buckwheat S2.1 Cal: Rare S:1 Eumops perotis californicus G5T4 CDFG: SC Fed: None 293 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 western mastiff bat S3? Cal: None S:2 Gila orcuttii G2 CDFG: SC Fed: None 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 arroyo chub S2 Cal: None S:1 Harpagonella palmeri G4 CNPS: 4.2 Fed: None 57 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Palmer's grapplinghook S3.2 Cal: None S:1 Macrotus californicus G4 CDFG: SC Fed: None 43 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 California leaf-nosed bat S2S3 Cal: None S:1 Myotis ciliolabrum G5 CDFG: Fed: None 81 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 western small-footed myotis S2S3 Cal: None S:1 Neotoma lepida intermedia G5T3? CDFG: SC Fed: None 114 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 San Diego desert woodrat S3? Cal: None S:5 Nolina cismontana G2 CNPS: 1B.2 Fed: None 26 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 Peninsular nolina S2 Cal: None S:3 Commercial Version -- Dated November 01, 2009 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 2 Report Printed on Monday, December 07, 2009 Information Expires 05/01/2010 California Department of Fish and Game Natural Diversity Database CNDDB Wide Tabular Report Simi Valley GP Update EIR Simi, Thousand Oaks, Santa Susana, and Calabasas Quadrangles Population Status Presence Element Occ Ranks Historic Recent Pres. Poss. CNDDB Total U >20 yr <=20 yr Extant Extirp. Extirp. Name (Scientific/Common) Ranks Other Lists Listing Status EO's A B C D X Orcuttia californica G2 CNPS: 1B.1 Fed: Endangered 36 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 California Orcutt grass S2.1 Cal: Endangered S:4 Pentachaeta lyonii G2 CNPS: 1B.1 Fed: Endangered 40 2 6 4 1 0 1 0 14 14 0 0 Lyon's pentachaeta S2 Cal: Endangered S:14 Phrynosoma blainvillii G4G5 CDFG: SC Fed: None 555 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 0 0 coast horned lizard S3S4 Cal: None S:6 Polioptila californica californica G3T2 CDFG: SC Fed: Threatened 800 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 coastal California gnatcatcher S2 Cal: None S:3 Rana draytonii G4T2T3 CDFG: SC Fed: Threatened 1298 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 California red-legged frog S2S3 Cal: None S:2 Riparia riparia G5 CDFG: Fed: None 190 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 bank swallow S2S3 Cal: Threatened S:1 Socalchemmis gertschi G1 CDFG: Fed: None 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Gertsch's socalchemmis spider S1 Cal: None S:1 Southern Coast Live Oak Riparian Forest G4 Fed: None 246 0 0 0 0 0 27 27 0 27 0 0 S4 Cal: None S:27 Southern Mixed Riparian Forest G2 Fed: None 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 S2.1 Cal: None S:2 Southern Riparian Scrub G3 Fed: None 56 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 S3.2 Cal: None S:4 Southern Sycamore Alder Riparian G4 Fed: None 230 0 0 0 0 1 7 8 0 7 1 0 Woodland S4 Cal: None S:8 Southern Willow Scrub G3 Fed: None 45 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 S2.1 Cal: None S:2 Spea hammondii G3 CDFG: SC Fed: None 406 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 western spadefoot S3 Cal: None S:3 Streptocephalus woottoni G1 CDFG: Fed: Endangered 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Riverside fairy shrimp S1 Cal: None S:1 Commercial Version -- Dated November 01, 2009 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 3 Report Printed on Monday, December 07, 2009 Information Expires 05/01/2010 California Department of Fish and Game Natural Diversity Database CNDDB Wide Tabular Report Simi Valley GP Update EIR Simi, Thousand Oaks, Santa Susana, and Calabasas Quadrangles Population Status Presence Element Occ Ranks Historic Recent Pres. Poss. CNDDB Total U >20 yr <=20 yr Extant Extirp. Extirp. Name (Scientific/Common) Ranks Other Lists Listing Status EO's A B C D X Thamnophis hammondii G3 CDFG: SC Fed: None 120 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 two-striped garter snake S2 Cal: None S:1 Trimerotropis occidentiloides G1G2 CDFG: Fed: None 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Santa Monica grasshopper S1S2 Cal: None S:1 Valley Needlegrass Grassland G1 Fed: None 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 S3.1 Cal: None S:1 Valley Oak Woodland G3 Fed: None 91 0 0 0 0 1 10 11 0 10 0 1 S2.1 Cal: None S:11 Vireo bellii pusillus G5T2 CDFG: Fed: Endangered 221 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 least Bell's vireo S2 Cal: Endangered S:1 Commercial Version -- Dated November 01, 2009 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 4 Report Printed on Monday, December 07, 2009 Information Expires 05/01/2010 California Department of Fish and Game Natural Diversity Database Full Condensed Report for Selected Elements - Multiple Records per Page Simi Valley GP Update EIR Simi, Thousand Oaks, Santa Susana, and Calabasas Quadrangles Actinemys marmorata western pond turtle Element Code: ARAAD02030 Status NDDB Element Ranks Other Lists Federal: None Global: G3G4 CDFG Status: SC State: None State: S3 Habitat Associations General: A THOROUGHLY AQUATIC TURTLE OF PONDS, MARSHES, RIVERS, STREAMS & IRRIGATION DITCHES WITH AQUATIC VEGETATION BELOW 6000 F Micro: NEED BASKING SITES AND SUITABLE (SANDY BANKS OR GRASSY OPEN FIELDS) UPLAND HABITAT UP TO 0.5 KM FROM WATER FOR EGG-LAYIN Occurrence No.
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