Hell Hollow slender salamander
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| Species: | B. diabolicus
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| Batrachoseps diabolicus Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998
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The Hell Hollow slender salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to California, in Mariposa County in western United States.[2]
Distribution
This salamander is endemic to the watersheds of the Merced River through to the American River, at elevations below 300 metres (980 ft), on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.[2]
Conservation
The Hell Hollow slender salamander is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species.[2]
References
- ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps diabolicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T59121A11885479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59121A11885479.en. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ a b c . icun: B. diabolicus . accessed 12.2.2010
External links
- IUCN Red List treatment: Batrachoseps diabolicus - Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
- IUCN: all species searchpage
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