San Simeon slender salamander
San Simeon slender salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Caudata |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Batrachoseps |
Species: | B. incognitus |
Binomial name | |
Batrachoseps incognitus Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 | |
The San Simeon slender salamander (Batrachoseps incognitus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.
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.[1]
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.[1]
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