San Simeon slender salamander

San Simeon slender salamander
Batrachoseps incognitus
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.[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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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