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The ants themselves — red ants known as Pogonomyrmex californicus — were collected in the desert by workers armed with shovels and vacuums.
He Hit Pay Dirt Popularizing the Toy Ant Farm Stephen Miller 2011
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The harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus californicus inhabits rocky, intertidal splash pools in a patchy distribution along the west coast of North America.
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Other mammals able to withstand the extreme desert climate of this ecoregion include California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus) and ring-tailed cat (Bassasiscus astutus).
Sonoran desert 2009
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Other mammals include predators such as mountain lions (Felis concolor), coyotes (Canis latrans) and prey such as black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus), and round-tailed ground squirrels (Spermophilus tereticaudus).
Sonoran desert 2009
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Several Federally endangered species occur in the valley including the San Joaquin kit fox, the Blunt-nosed lizard, the Delta Green Ground Beetle (Elaphrus viridis), the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus), the Delta smelt, and a number of vernal pool plant species.
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The terrestrial wildlife is typical of the Baja California desert with two species of mammal, jackrabbit Lepus californicus, mule deer Odocoileus hemionus, four species of bird and 22 species of reptiles which are nationally rare, threatened or protected.
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico 2008
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Other endemic fauna include the Mojave ground squirrel (Spermophilus Mojavensis) and Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis).
Mojave desert 2008
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The rare arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo californicus, EN), a stocky upland toad found in the hotspot, is protected under the U.S.
Biological diversity in the California Floristic Province 2008
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The California Hibiscus (Hibiscus californicus) and the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus) are restricted to limited areas of remaining woodlands.
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These include the delta green ground beetle (Elaphrus viridis) known only from a single vernal pool site, and the valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus) found only in riparian woodlands of three counties.
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