Slender salamander
| Slender salamanders | |
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| Batrachoseps attenuatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Batrachoseps |
| Species | |
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Slender salamander is the name often given to Plethodontid (lungless) salamanders of the genus Batrachoseps. They are distinguished from other lungless salamanders by their four toes on each foot. Their range is from Oregon and California (USA) to northern Baja California (Mexico). Batracho-seps means "frog-lizard."
Species
21 species are recognized in this genus:
| Batrachoseps attenuatus Eschscholtz, 1833 | California slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps campi Marlow, Brode & Wake, 1979 | Inyo Mountains slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps diabolicus Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 | Hell Hollow slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps gabrieli Wake, 1996 | San Gabriel slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps gavilanensis Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 | Gabilan Mountains slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps gregarius Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 | Gregarious slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps incognitus Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 | San Simeon slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 | Sequoia slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps luciae Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 | San Lucia Mountains slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps major Camp, 1915 | Garden slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps minor Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 1998 | Lesser slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps nigriventris Cope, 1869 | Black-bellied slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps pacificus (Cope, 1865) | Pacific slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps regius Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 | King's River slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps relictus Brame & Murray, 1968 | Relictual slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps robustus Wake, Yanev & Hansen, 2002 | Kern Plateau slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps simatus Brame & Murray, 1968 | Kern Canyon slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps stebbinsi Brame & Murray, 1968 | Tehachapi slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps wrighti (Bishop, 1937) | Oregon slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps bramei Jockusch, et al, 2012 | Fairview slender salamander | |
| Batrachoseps altasierrae Jockusch et al, 2012 | Greenhorn Mountains slender salamander | |
The taxonomy of this genus is still uncertain. Some species may in fact be subspecies of others, and some subspecies may be distinct species of their own. Genetic analysis is in process.
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Batrachoseps. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 30, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Batrachoseps. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 30, 2008).
- Tree of Life: Batrachoseps
- A slender salamanders page
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