Sequoia slender salamander
| Sequoia slender salamander | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Batrachoseps |
| Species: | B. kawia |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 | |
The sequoia slender salamander (Batrachoseps kawia) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to California, in Tulare County in the western United States.[1]
Distribution
This salamander is endemic the watershed of the Kaweah River at elevations from 500 metres (1,600 ft) up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in the Sierra Nevada.[1]
The sequoia slender salamander's natural habitat is in riparian woodlands and temperate coniferous forests in the western Sierra.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). Batrachoseps kawia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
External links
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