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4b. Captive breeding possible and well understood?<br />

Insufficient in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />

5a. Is there historic in<strong>for</strong>mation on contaminant burdens in the Fraser Basin?<br />

No.<br />

5b. Has this species been used in contaminant studies in other regions?<br />

No.<br />

5c. Have biological effects <strong>for</strong> this species been studied?<br />

No.<br />

ENSATINA SALAMANDER Ensatina eschscholtzii<br />

1a. Present in the Fraser Basin year-round?<br />

Yes.<br />

1b. Broad distribution?<br />

No.<br />

1c. Common in the Fraser Basin?<br />

No, only up the Fraser River until just past Hope (Orchard 1984).<br />

1d. Proportion <strong>of</strong> diet within the aquatic food web.<br />

Sowbugs, mites, earthworms, spiders and many other types <strong>of</strong> insects (Orchard<br />

1984).<br />

2a. Has the home range <strong>of</strong> the species been described?<br />

No.<br />

2b. Habitat selection is well documented?<br />

Never resorts to water. Prefers damp Douglas-fir <strong>for</strong>ests with loose well-drained<br />

substrate (Orchard 1984).<br />

2c. Breeding biology is well understood?<br />

Mating seems to occur in early spring. Eggs are laid in late spring. These are<br />

clusters <strong>of</strong> colourless eggs. They are placed in underground chambers or in rotted<br />

logs. One parent broods the eggs all summer. The eggs hatch in fall and are fully<br />

developed (Green and Campbell 1984; Orchard pers. comm. 1994).<br />

2d. Migration behaviour is well documented?<br />

Non-migratory.<br />

2e. In<strong>for</strong>mation on historic abundance?<br />

No.<br />

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