San Simeon slender salamander
| San Simeon slender salamander | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| 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 family Plethodontidae.
Distribution
The San Simeon slender salamander is endemic to California, in southwestern 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 (3,280 ft) in elevation.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Batrachoseps incognitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T59125A118988474. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T59125A118988474.en. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Batrachoseps
- Endemic fauna of California
- Endemic amphibians of the United States
- Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of Monterey County, California
- Natural history of San Luis Obispo County, California
- Monterey Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest
- Santa Lucia Range
- Amphibians described in 2001
- Lungless salamander stubs