Gabilan Mountains slender salamander
| Gabilan Mountains slender salamander | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Batrachoseps |
| Species: | B. gavilanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachoseps gavilanensis Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 | |
The Gabilan Mountains slender salamander (Batrachoseps gavilanensis) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to California, in Monterey and San Benito, and San Luis Obispo Counties in the western United States.[1]
Distribution
This salamander is endemic to the Gabilan Mountains and central California Coast Ranges.[1]
The Gabilan Mountains slender salamander's natural habitats are the temperate coastal and inland riparian areas, chaparral and woodlands, and temperate coniferous forests.
Gabilan Mountains Salamander
References
- 1 2 . icun: B. gavilanensis . accessed 12.2.2010
External links
- IUCN Red List treatment: Batrachoseps gavilanensis - Gabilan Mountains slender salamander
- IUCN Red List: all species searchpage .
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