LCT was first listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1970. As it stands now, approximately 10.5 percent of historical LCT habitat supports self-sustaining populations of this species.

This unassuming frog may seem like an ordinary and expected occupant of the stream, but there is more to it than meets the eye. 

As you drive through central California, you may see beautiful rolling foothills and wide valleys fit for wildlife like the bobcat, coyote, and cougar, but what if we told you there was something just as special living underground?