ESP Species Sample Clauses

ESP Species. The ESP Species include two fish species (resident rainbow trout and coastal cutthroat trout) and two amphibians (southern torrent salamander and tailed frog). None of the populations of these species within the Plan Area currently are federally listed or proposed for federal listing. Prior to the USFWS taking sole responsibility for the coastal cutthroat trout, NMFS considered listing the species in 1999 but determined that listing was not warranted at that time. USFWS considered listing southern torrent salamander in 2000 but determined that listing was not warranted at that time. USFWS recently asserted jurisdiction over the resident form of the rainbow trout, which is unlisted. The anadromous form of the rainbow trout (the steelhead) is under NMFS’s jurisdiction and covered under the Plan as an ITP Species within the Northern California DPS and Klamath Mountains Province ESU. The anadromous and resident forms are genetically indistinguishable, and the life history and habitat requirements of resident rainbow trout are similar to those of steelhead while in the freshwater phase (with the possible exception of estuary and some mainstem habitats).