Sequoia slender salamander
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Sequoia slender salamander | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Batrachoseps |
Species: | B. kawia
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Binomial name | |
Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998
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The sequoia slender salamander (Batrachoseps kawia) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. 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
- ^ a b c Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps kawia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59126A11886581. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59126A11886581.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links
- IUCN: all species searchpageError: "Q2211100" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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