Hell Hollow slender salamander
Appearance
Hell Hollow slender salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Batrachoseps |
Species: | B. diabolicus
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Binomial name | |
Batrachoseps diabolicus Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998
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The Hell Hollow slender salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to California, in Mariposa County in western United States.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This salamander is endemic to the watersheds of the Merced River through to the American River, at elevations below 300 metres (980 ft), on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.[1]
Conservation
[edit]The Hell Hollow slender salamander is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps diabolicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59121A11885479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59121A11885479.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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