Oregon Slender Salamander
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| Oregon Slender Salamander | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Batrachoseps |
| Species: | B. wrightorum |
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| Batrachoseps wrightorum (Bishop, 1937) |
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The Oregon Slender Salamander, Batrachoseps wrightorum, is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.
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[edit] Distribution
The Oregon Slender Salamander is endemic to the Northwestern United States. [1]
Its natural habitat is temperate forests of moist Douglas fir, maple, and red cedar woodlands in Oregon, to 3,000 feet (910 m).[1]
[edit] Conservation
The Oregon Slender Salamander is threatened by habitat loss, it is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c . icun: B. wrightorum . accessed 12.2.2010
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Batrachoseps wrightorum |
- IUCN Red List treatment: Batrachoseps wrightorum - Oregon Slender Salamander
- IUCN: all species searchpage
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