GEOGRAPHY 316: BIOGEOGRAPHY
B. Holzman, PhD
Biogeography Final Project Assignment
(Spring 1999, Fall 1999, Fall 2000, Fall 2001,Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Spring 2005)

Thank you for visiting  our site. The following web pages were written by students in Geography 316: Biogeography and edited by the instructor, Barbara Holzman, PhD.  All photos and maps are posted with specific copyright permission for the expressed use of education on these web pages. The students have tried to be as accurate as possible with the information provided and sources and references are cited at the end of each page.

If you have questions, comments or corrections please contact Barbara Holzman,PhD,  Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies

List of Species by common name
    I. Plant Species
    II. Invertebrates
    III. Vertebrates
      a. Fish
      b. Reptiles & Amphibians
      c. Birds
      d. Mammals

Plants
Agave/Century Plant (Agave deserti(S.K.)
Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) (A.M.)
The Blue Gum Tree (Eucalyptus globulus) (A.O.)
Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) (J.V.)
California Bay (N.H.)
California Goldfields (Lasthenia californica)(J.L.)
California Jointfir (Ephedra californica)(A. G.)
California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) (E.W.)
California cordgrass, (Spartina foliosa)(B.T.)
California Poppy(Eschscholzia Californica)
Canyon Liveforever (Dudleya cymosa) (T.M.)
Cape Ivy (Delairea odorata) (S.E.)
Clarkia
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) (K.T.)
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) (B.J.)
Douglas Fir (Psedotsuga menziesii) (J.W.)
Euphorb  (Euphorbs obesa) (R.H.)
Fennel
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)  (J.D.) 
Ghost Flower ( Mohavea confertiflora)
Ginkgo Tree
Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)
Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) (G.S.)
Lace Lichen (R. menziesii).
Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria)
Lithops  (Mesembryanthemaceae: Lithops spp.) (S.R.)
Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) (S.T.)
Nettle
California nutmeg
California Pitcher Plant  (Darlingtonia californica) (S. L.)
Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
Pacific Yew
Posion Oak (E.M.)
Raven's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. ravenii) (B.S.)
Quaking Aspen (Poplus tremuloides) (D.J.)
Reed Grass (Spartina folios)
Saguaro Cactus (Cereus giganteus) (A.G.)
San Francisco Wallflower  (Erysimum franciscanum) (D.D.)
Santa Cruz Cypress (Cupressus abramsiana C.B. Wolf)
Swordfern (Polystichum munitum) (M.H)
Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus)(M.G.)
Tulips (Tulipa Darwin)
Valley oak (Quercus lobata Nee)
Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) J.S
Pacific Dogwood
Mugwort (Artemesia douglasiana) (L.P.)
Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium) (K.A.)
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) (I.M.)
Scotch Broom (S.S.)
Spanish Dagger (Yucca gloriosa)(R.0)
Silver Bush Lupine (Lupinus albifrons) (C.L.)

Invertebrates
Abalone (Haliotis rufescens) (A.P.)
Alkali fly
Army ants (Dorylinae spp.)
Banana Slug (Arilimaxi columbianus) (J.M.)
Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
Glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca coagulata)(G.W.)
Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
Ladybird Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) (I.S.)
Leaf-Cutter Ants (Atta cephalotes) (A.D.)
Mission Blue Butterfly (Icaricia icaroides missionensis ) (J.M.)
Monarch Butterfly (Dannaus plexippus) (D.M.)
Purple Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) (V. H.)
Smith's Blue Butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi) (S.K.)
Solitary Bee (Andrena (Hesperandrena) limnanthis) T.F.
Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus packardi)
Western Sanddollar (Dendraster excentricus)
Writing spider (C.E.)

Vertebrates
a. Fish
Basking Shark(Cetorhinus maximus) C.C.
Dolphin Fish (Coryphaena hippurus) (S.R.)
Garibaldi  (Hypsypops rubicundus)
Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) (G.G.)
Pacific Seahorse  (Hippocampus ingens) (N.D.)
Sun Fish (Mola Mola) (L.W.)
Giant Pacific Octopus  (Octopus dofleini) (K. M)
Great White Shark (Carcharodon  carcharias)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss) (S. R.)  
Smooth Hammerhead Shark  (Sphyrna zygaena) (D. D.)
White Sea Bass (Atractoscion nobilis) J.B.
California Golden Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita) (J.C.)
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) (K.L.)

b. Reptiles & Amphibians
Alligator lizard
California Tiger Salamander
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) (K.B.)
Green Anaconda (Eunectus murinus)
Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis )
Leatheback Turtle(Dermochelys coriacea)
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) (E.G.)
Mojave Green Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) (C.B.)
Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla) (K. H.)
Red eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) L.G.
Rosy boa
Saint Helena Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropettis zonata zonata) (L.V.)
Western fence lizard ( Sceloporus occidentalis) (J.B.)

c. Birds
Acorn woodpecker
Allens hummingbird
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) (P.O.)
Brown Pelican
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Burrowing Owl (Athene Cunicularia hypugaea) (C.B.)
California Quail (Callipepla californica) (J.M.)
California Condor  ( Gymnogyps californianus) K.D.
California Gull (Larus californicus) (E.C.)
Double-crested cormorant (Phalocrocorax auritus)
Elf owl
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) (D.F.)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) (W.H.F.)
Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta)
Great Horned Owl
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica) (C.C.)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) (A.A.)
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Pereguine Falcon (Falco peregrines) (M.H.)
Red Tail Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) (J.G.)
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Sandhill Crane
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) (J.M.)

d. Mammals
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) (S.S.)
Blackfooted Ferret (Mustela nigripes) (J.B.)
Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) (P.F.)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) (M.P.)
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) (B.C.)
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) (E.K.)
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) (C.P.)
California Condor
California Sea lion
Channel Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis)
Collared Peccary (Tayassu tafacu) (S.M.)
Coyote
Domestic Cat (Felis domesticus)
European Bison (Bison bonasus bonasus)
Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys Ingens) (S.H.)
Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleura ) (J.C.)
Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) (L.T.)
Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (J.S.)
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)(M.W.)
Humpback Whale (J.S.)
Marten
Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) (I.O.)
Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus)
Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) (A.K.)
Orca (Killer Whale)
Mexican Long Tailed Bat
Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa) (D.S.)
Mountain Lion (Felis concolor)
The Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) (R.A.)
North American Racoon (Procyon lotor) (K.L.)
Northern Elephant Seal
Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) (G.D.)
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) (K.M.C.)
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (E.J.)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) (C.C.)
Ringtail
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodonomys raviventris) (G.G.)
San Joaquin Kitfox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) (K.E.)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) (K.W.)
Striped Skunk
Tule Elk (Cervus elaphis nannodes ) (R.K.)
Vampire Bat (Desmondus rotundas) (N.M.)
Wild Horse (Equus caballus) (J.J.)
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) (C.B.)
Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) (S.S.)