FWS to study protections for Calif. fish, legless lizard

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A tiny fish native to Southern California streams and a legless, sand-swimming lizard will be studied to determine whether they qualify for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act, according to a notice today in the Federal Register. The Center for Biological Diversity said the Fish and Wildlife Service will begin a status review of the Santa Ana speckled dace in response to a petition filed by the group last year. Also studied will be the Temblor legless lizard, which the conservation group said lives only in a small area of the southern San Joaquin Valley, where it is jeopardized by oil and gas drilling.