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San Simeon slender salamander

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Species of amphibian

San Simeon slender salamander
Batrachoseps incognitus
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Batrachoseps
Species: B. incognitus
Binomial name
Batrachoseps incognitus
Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001

The San Simeon slender salamander (Batrachoseps incognitus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

Distribution

The San Simeon slender salamander is endemic to California, in south-western Monterey and northern San Luis Obispo Counties in the western United States.

The salamander's natural habitats are riparian areas, chaparral and woodlands, and temperate coniferous forests in the Santa Lucia Range, from near sea level to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in elevation.

References

  1. ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps incognitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59125A11886407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59125A11886407.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Batrachoseps incognitus


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