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Kern Plateau salamander
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Batrachoseps
Species: B. robustus
Binomial name
Batrachoseps robustus
Wake, Yanev & Hansen, 2002

The Kern Plateau salamander (Batrachoseps robustus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to California, in Tulare and Inyo, and Kern Counties in the western United States.

Distribution

This salamander is endemic to three locations in the southern Sierra Nevada: in the upper Kern River's Kern Plateau; the western margin of the Owens Valley; and the Scodie Mountains, at elevations from 1,615–2,800 metres (5,299–9,186 ft).

Its natural habitat is freshwater springs in the temperate coniferous forests and in higher Mojave Desert-Sierra forest ecotones.

Conservation

The Kern Plateau salamander is threatened by habitat loss, and it is an IUCN Red List Near threatened species.

References

  1. ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59133A11887623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59133A11887623.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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Taxon identifiers
Batrachoseps robustus


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