Geographic Range

The Santa Cruz long-toed salamander is a relict species, previously widespread throughout California after the Pleistocene era, and is now concentrated in the area of Santa Cruz, California.(Hukill 1997) Upon time of its discovery in 1954 until the present, this species has inhabited four locations around Santa Cruz County. They include the cities of Ellicott, Valencia, Seascape, and Bennett.(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1986)

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )