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Information on S ecies of Interest within the Ci of Eugene <br />Listing Sub-basin Presencez Lifestage seasons <br /> d <br />C <br /> d <br />R <br /> a <br />~ O C <br /> ~ <br />C N N <br />« <br /> <br />m C <br />o V <br />3 D 'a <br />~ C <br />Y d <br />E = = <br />c O <br />Species of ~ m -° t m `~ `-° m ~ 3 <br />„ ,~ `~ <br />Interest ri in a i m fx U 3 3 ~ y ¢ ~ Habitat° Comments <br />Amphibians <br />and re tiles <br />Western pond SoC SC H H H H H H L Prefer quiet water in small Habitat in City is marginal & distribution is spotty <br />turtle lakes, marshes & sluggish but they are present. Bull frog introduction and <br /> streams & rivers. Require habitat alteration have had a significant negative <br /> basking sites (e.g. logs, rocks, impact on this species (pers. comm. Castillo) <br /> cattail mats). Nests can be <br /> several hundred meters from <br /> water. Typically on south <br /> facing slopes with sparse <br /> vegetaton. Access to nesting <br /> sites can be inhibited by dense <br /> vegetation (pers. comm. Beal). <br />painted turtle none SC L L L L L L L Found in shallow, quiet waters Native population thought to extend as far south <br /> with a muddy or sandy as Corvallis. Any painted turtles in Eugene are <br /> substrate. They live in lakes, likely a result of people releasing pet turtles. <br /> ponds, marshes and small Historic record not available (pers. Comm: <br /> streams located in a variety of Santelmann; Castillo). <br /> surrounding vegetation types. <br /> Basking sites and aquatic <br /> vegetation at water's edge are <br /> im ortant. <br />sharptail none SV L L N N L N L Found iri moist areas in One sighting on a butte in the Willakenzie sub- <br />snake coniferous forests and basin about 4 years ago (pers. comm. Titus). <br /> deciduous woodlands; in this <br /> area especially around buttes. <br /> Frequents open grassy areas <br /> at forest edges and usually <br /> occurs under the cover of logs, <br /> rocks, fallen branches or talus. <br />western none SV H L L L L L L Usually occur near rocks, cliffs Occasional sitings at Spencer's Butte (pers. <br />rattlesnake or downed logs. They comm. Titus) <br /> overwinter in dens, which are <br /> usually located on south-facing <br /> rocky hillsides exposed to <br /> sunshine. In the Eugene area <br /> they hibernate in basalt <br /> outcroppings such as at <br /> Spencer's Butte(pers. comm. <br /> Titus . <br />Northern red- SoC SV M M L M L L L Occurs in meadows, Bull frog introduction and habitat alteration have <br />legged frog woodlands and forests but is had a significant negative impact on this <br /> usually found near ponds, species. Potential habitat exists in Eugene but <br /> marshes and streams, favoring sitings are uncommon (pers. comm. Castillo) <br /> areas with dense ground cover <br /> and aquatic or overhanging <br /> vegetation. In non-breeding <br /> season it occurs up to 300 <br /> yards from standing water. <br />