San Simeon slender salamander | |
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Batrachoseps incognitus | |
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. 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
- ^ 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.
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- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Batrachoseps
- Endemic fauna of California
- Endemic amphibians of the United States
- Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of Monterey County, California
- Natural history of San Luis Obispo County, California
- Monterey Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest
- Santa Lucia Range
- Amphibians described in 2001
- Lungless salamander stubs