San Simeon slender salamander
| San Simeon slender salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Batrachoseps |
| Species: | B. incognitus
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| Binomial name | |
| Batrachoseps incognitus Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001
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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.[2]
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.[2]
References
- ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps incognitus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T59125A11886407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59125A11886407.en. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ a b . icun: B. incognitus . accessed 12.2.2010
External links
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Batrachoseps
- Endemic fauna of California
- 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