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Hell Hollow slender salamander
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Batrachoseps
Species:	B. diabolicus
Binomial name
Batrachoseps diabolicus Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998

The Hell Hollow slender salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to California, in Mariposa County in western United States.

Distribution

This salamander is endemic to the watersheds of the Merced River through to the American River, at elevations below 300 metres (980 ft), on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.

Conservation

The Hell Hollow slender salamander is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species.

References

1. ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps diabolicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59121A11885479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59121A11885479.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

External links

• IUCN: all species searchpage

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