California Ecosystems - Thrashers in the Ceanothus (original) endangered species The Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus

The Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) and Great Basin Snaketail dragonfly (Ophiogomphus morrisoni) also live in this delicately balanced ecosystem

and Bracken Fern - all common

As they perch in the shadows of the deep forest

If you move carefully through coastal dunes of California

California Ecosystems - Thrashers in the Ceanothus (original) endangered species The Desert Spiny Lizard (SceloporusCalifornia's foothills are blanketed with vast swaths of shrubbery, also known as chaparral. This dense growth provides habitat for a number of animals. Buck brush (Ceanothus cuneatus) is one of our dominant chaparral shrubs. It is eaten by caterpillars of the Ceanothus Silk Moth (Hyalophora euryalus). California Thrashers (Toxostoma redivivum) use their long, curved bills to dig for food in the leaf litter beneath shrubs and perch atop them to sing.