Overview
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Slender salamander is the name often given to (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).
Species
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19 species are recognized in this genus:
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.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Batrachoseps is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 26 species and subspecies in the Genus Batrachoseps: B. aridus (Desert Slender Salamander) · B. attenuatus (California Slender Salamander) · B. attenuatus attenuatus (California Slender Salamander) · B. attenuatus pacificus · B. campi (Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander) · B. diabolicus (Hell Hollow Slender Salamander) · B. gabrieli (San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander) · B. gavilanensis (Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander.) · B. gregarius (Gregarious Slender Salamander) · B. incognitus (San Simeon Slender Salamander) · B. kawia (Sequoia Slender Salamander) · B. luciae (Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander) · B. major (Desert Slender Salamander) · B. major aridus (Desert Slender Salamander) · B. minor (Lesser Slender Salamander.) · B. nigriventris (Black-Bellied Slender Salamander) · B. pacificus (Channel Islands Slender Salamander) · B. pacificus major · B. pacificus pacificus · B. regius (Kings River Slender Salamander) · B. relictus (Relictual Slender Salamander) · B. robustus (Kern Plateau Slender Salamander) · B. simatus (Kern Canyon Slender Salamander) · B. stebbinsi (Tehachapi Slender Salamander) · B. wrighti (Oregon Slender Salamander) · B. wrightorum (Oregon Slender Salamander)
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