Species Profile for Foothill yellow-legged frog(Rana boylii)

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Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii)

Taxonomy:

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Listing Status: Endangered and others listed below

General Information

Population detail

The following populations are being monitored: Foothill yellow-legged frog

Current Listing Status Summary

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Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Threatened	09-28-2023	Pacific Southwest Region (Region 8)	California, Central Coast Range south of San Francisco Bay to San Benito and Fresno Counties
Threatened	09-28-2023	Pacific Southwest Region (Region 8)	California, North Feather River watershed largely in Plumas and Butte Counties
Endangered	09-28-2023	Pacific Southwest Region (Region 8)	California, Coast Range from Monterey County south to Los Angeles County
Endangered	09-28-2023	Pacific Southwest Region (Region 8)	California, Sierra Nevada Mountains south of American River sub-basin south to Transverse Range, Kern County

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» Range Information

Current Range

Last Updated: 09-27-2023 - California, Coast Range from Monterey County south to Los Angeles County

Last Updated: 04-25-2023 - California, Sierra Nevada Mountains south of American River sub-basin south to Transverse Range, Kern County

Last Updated: 05-12-2023 - California, Central Coast Range south of San Francisco Bay to San Benito and Fresno Counties

Last Updated: 11-04-2024 - California, North Feather River watershed largely in Plumas and Butte Counties

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California, Coast Range from Monterey County south to Los Angeles County
Listing status: Endangered

States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: California
US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All

USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:

State	County
California	Los Angeles
California	Monterey
California	San Bernardino
California	San Luis Obispo
California	Santa Barbara
California	Ventura

California, Sierra Nevada Mountains south of American River sub-basin south to Transverse Range, Kern County
Listing status: Endangered

States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: California
US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All

USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:

State	County
California	Amador
California	Calaveras
California	El Dorado
California	Fresno
California	Kern
California	Madera
California	Mariposa
California	Merced
California	Mono
California	Placer
California	Sacramento
California	Stanislaus
California	Tulare
California	Tuolumne

California, Central Coast Range south of San Francisco Bay to San Benito and Fresno Counties
Listing status: Threatened

States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: California
US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All

USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:

State	County
California	Alameda
California	Contra Costa
California	Fresno
California	Marin
California	Merced
California	Monterey
California	San Benito
California	San Francisco
California	San Joaquin
California	San Mateo
California	Santa Clara
California	Santa Cruz
California	Stanislaus

California, North Feather River watershed largely in Plumas and Butte Counties
Listing status: Threatened

States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: California
US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All

USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:

State	County
California	Butte
California	Lassen
California	Plumas
California	Shasta
California	Sierra
California	Tehama
California	Yuba

» Candidate Information

No Candidate information available for this species.

No Candidate Assessments available for this species.

No Candidate Notice of Review Documents currently available for this species.

No Uplisting Documents currently available for this species.

» Federal Register Documents

Federal Register Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title	Supporting Documents
01/14/2025	90 FR 3412 3470	Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Distinct Population Segments of the Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog	Species Status Assessment
08/29/2023	88 FR 59698 59727	Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Two Distinct Population Segments and Endangered Status for Two Distinct Population Segments	Species Status Assessment
02/28/2022	87 FR 11013 11014	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Two Distinct Population Segments and Endangered Status for Two Distinct Population Segments
12/28/2021	86 FR 73914 73945	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Two Distinct Population Segments and Endangered Status for Two Distinct Population Segments	Species Status Assessment

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» Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

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Document Date	Document Version	Document Title
04/19/2023	Version 2.11	Species Status Assessment Report for the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)
10/21/2021	Version 2.0	Species Status Assessment Report for the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)

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Special Rule Publications

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Date	Citation Page	Title
08/29/2023	88 FR 59698 59727	Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Two Distinct Population Segments and Endangered Status for Two Distinct Population Segments

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» Recovery

Species with Recovery Documents Data Explorer

Current Recovery Plan(s)

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Date	Plan Stage	Recovery Plan	Implementation Status
09/29/2023	Outline	Foothill yellow-legged frog recovery outline	View Implementation Progress
09/29/2023	Outline	Foothill yellow-legged frog recovery outline	View Implementation Progress
09/29/2023	Outline	Foothill yellow-legged frog recovery outline	View Implementation Progress
09/29/2023	Outline	Foothill yellow-legged frog recovery outline	View Implementation Progress

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No Other Recovery Documents currently available for this species.

No Five Year Reviews currently available for this species.

No Delisting Documents currently available for this species.

» Critical Habitat

Critical Habitat Spatial Extents

Population(s)

Proposed Central Coast Distinct Population Segment (Central Coast DPS)

Proposed South Coast Distinct Population Segment (South Coast DPS)

Proposed South Sierra Distinct Population Segment (South Sierra DPS)

Proposed North Feather Distinct Population Segment (North Feather DPS)

Critical Habitat Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title	Critical Habitat Shapefile	Document Type
01/14/2025	90 FR 3412 3470	Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Distinct Population Segments of the Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog	Download	Proposed

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To learn more about critical habitat please see https://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

» Conservation Plans

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more)

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HCP Plan Summaries
Western Placer County Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan
Santa Clara Valley HCP/NCCP
PG&E Multiple Region Operations and Maintenance HCP
Humboldt Redwood Company (formerly Pacific Lumber, Headwaters)
East Contra Costa County HCP/NCCP

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» Petitions

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Petition Title	Date Received by the FWS	Where the species is believed to or known to occur	Petitioner Name	Requested Action	Petition Finding(s)	Active	Petition Documents
53 Species of Reptiles and Amphibians; list T/E w/ CH	07/11/2012	AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, Canada, Mexico, United States	C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. Allen Salzberg Center for Biological Diversity Michael J. Lannoo Thomas Lovejoy Edward O. Wilson Kenney Krysko	APA: Petitioned to designate Critical Habitat ESA - Petitioned for Listing: Threatened or Endangered	12m petition finding Not Warranted on 12/19/2018 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 10/18/2022 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 09/20/2023 12m petition finding Warranted on 10/14/2022 90 day petition finding Not Substantial on 09/14/2016 12m petition finding Warranted on 12/05/2023 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 07/25/2023 90 day petition finding Substantial on 04/10/2015 12m petition finding Warranted on 11/09/2021 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 10/07/2019 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 12/28/2021 90 day petition finding Substantial on 10/05/1992 12m petition finding Warranted on 10/03/2023 12m petition finding Warranted on 10/18/2022 90 day petition finding Substantial on 09/14/2016 90 day petition finding Not Substantial on 07/01/2015 90 day petition finding Substantial on 06/14/1983 90 day petition finding Substantial on 07/01/2015 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 09/27/2021 90 day petition finding Not Substantial on 03/16/2016 12m petition finding Warranted on 12/28/2021 90 day petition finding Substantial on 09/18/2015 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 11/29/2023 90 day petition finding Not Substantial on 01/12/2016 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 03/14/2022 12m petition finding Not Warranted on 05/05/2021	Yes	5 Withdrawals from two petitions 2-10-2020.pdf 53 herps_petition_7-9-2012_Redacted.pdf 2 salamanders withdrawal 10-31-2019.pdf

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» Biological Opinions

To see all FWS Issued Biological Opinions please visit the BO Report.

» Life History

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