Small long-toed salamander populations exist only at Oxbow Pond in Las Lomas, McClusky and Zmudowski sloughs and parts of Moro Cojo Slough, D’Amore said.

Pictured is a Santa Cruz long–toed salamander. Researchers aim to learn more about what areas it inhabits around the Monterey Bay and are enlisting landowners who have ponds to help with the ...

MOSS LANDING – Landowners in the Monterey Bay area could help scientists uncover more about the elusive and highly threatened long-toed Santa Cruz salamander by lending researchers their ...

They say every generation thinks it's the end of the world. But the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander has been staring at oblivion since 1967. That’s the year the amphibian was listed under the ...

WATSONVILLE — Several Santa Cruz long-toed salamander larvae were discovered in Elkhorn Slough on Tuesday for the first time in four years, giving the endangered species a fighting chance at ...

The nocturnal long-toed salamander, which has a bright yellow stripe and an extra long fourth toe on its hind feet, measures about 13 centimetres long and weighs about six grams.

“If the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander is lost, it would mean a critical link in wetland and forest ecosystems would be lost.” He continued: “The public can help this species by supporting local ...