Delta Species Photo Library

Photos from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are in the public domain. For information about use of soft bird's-beak and Suisun thistle photos not by the Service, click on the image.

Some additional images can be found on species accounts for kids. See species info page.

Some Federally Listed Species of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

California Red-Legged Frog	CA red-legged frog tadpoles Photo: Peter Trenham, USFWS	CA red-legged frog Photo: Peter Trenham, USFWS	CA red-legged frog Photo: Cathy Johnson, USFWS
California Tiger Salamander	CA tiger salamander eggs, Michael Van Hattem	CA tiger salamander larvae, Michael Van Hattem	CA tiger salamander, Peter Trenham, USFWS
Delta Smelt	Delta smelt Photo: Peter Johnson, USFWS	Delta smelt by ruler Photo: USFWS	Delta smelt by metric ruler Photo: USFWS
Giant Garter Snake	Young giant garter snake Photo: Adam Zerrenner, USFWS	Giant garter snake Photo: Kelly Hornaday, USFWS	Giant garter snake Photo: Eric Hansen, USFWS
Longfin Smelt	Longfin Smelt Photo: René Reyes, USBR	Adult longfin smelt with metric ruler Photo: NOAA	Juvenile longfin smelt with metric ruler Photo: NOAA
Riparian Brush Rabbit	Riparian brush rabbit Photo: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service	Riparian brush rabbit Photo: Brian Hansen, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service	Comparison of riparian brush rabbit to desert cottontail Photo: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Sacramento Splittail	Sacramento splittail Photo: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service	Sacramento splittail Photo: René Reyes, USBR	Sacramento splittail Photo: California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse	Salt marsh harvest mouse Photo: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service	Salt marsh harvest mouse Photo: M. Bias, U.S. Dept. of the Interior	Salt marsh harvest mouse Photo: John Ellison, public domain
Soft Bird's-Beak	Soft bird's beak Photo: Valary Bloom, USFWS	Soft bird's beak Photo: Copyright© 2010 Cherilyn Burton	Soft bird's beak Photo: Copyright © 2003 Tim Sullivan
Suisun Thistle	Suisun thistle Photo: Valary Bloom, USFWS.	Suisun thistle Photo: Doug Wirtz © 2010 Doug Wirtz	Suisun thistle Photo: Doug Wirtz ©2010 Doug Wirtz
Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle	Male VELB Photo: Jon Katz and Joe Silveira, USFWS	Female VELB Photo: Brian Hansen,USFWS	Male VELB Photo: Stephanie Rickabaugh, USFWS