Species Profile
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Vernal Pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Notostraca
Family: Triopsidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  California/Nevada Region (Region 8)
Date Listed: Sep 19, 1994

  • States/US Territories in which the Vernal Pool tadpole shrimp is known to occur:  California
  • US Counties in which the Vernal Pool tadpole shrimp is known to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Vernal Pool tadpole shrimp is known to occur:  COLUSA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , DELEVAN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , DON EDWARDS SAN FRANCISCO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , SACRAMENTO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/K048.html

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 21 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
03/05/2008 73 FR 11945 11950 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon
03/22/2006 71 FR 14538 14542 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada: Notice of review.
02/10/2006 71 FR 7117 7316 Final rule; administrative revisions - Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants
09/02/2005 70 FR 52434 52436 Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan, Contra Costa County, CA
08/11/2005 70 FR 46923 46999 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; Evaluation of Economic Exclusions From August 2003 Final Designation; Final Rule

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
12/15/2005 Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
03/05/2008 73 FR 11945 11950 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Completion
    • 03/22/2006 71 FR 14538 14542 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada: Notice of review.
  • Notice 5-year Review
    • 11/18/2004 69 FR 67602 Draft Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
    • Five Year Review
    Date Title
    09/28/2007 Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp 5-Year Review

    » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 5 of 10 : view all)
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    02/10/2006 71 FR 7117 7316 Final rule; administrative revisions - Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants Final Rule Not Required
    08/11/2005 70 FR 46923 46999 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; Evaluation of Economic Exclusions From August 2003 Final Designation; Final Rule Final Rule Active
    08/06/2003 68 FR 46683 46732 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; (Part 1 of 4) Final Rule Not Required
    08/06/2003 68 FR 46733 46782 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; (Part 2 of 4) Final Rule Not Required
    08/06/2003 68 FR 46782 46832 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; (Part 3 of 4) Final Rule Not Required

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

    » Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 4 of 4 )
    HCP Plan Summaries
    East Contra Costa County HCP/NCCP
    Kern Water Bank
    Natomas Basin Revised HCP and Litigation Resolution - City of Sacramento, Sutter County, and Natomas Basin Conservancy
    San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1 )
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    04/06/2000 65 FR 18026 18028 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp and Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: February 9, 2010