Kern Plateau salamander | |
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Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific 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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps kawia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59126A11886581. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59126A11886581.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- IUCN: all species searchpage
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- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Batrachoseps
- Endemic amphibians of the United States
- Endemic fauna of California
- Fauna of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Fauna of the Mojave Desert
- Kings Canyon National Park
- Sequoia National Park
- Inyo National Forest
- Natural history of Fresno County, California
- Natural history of Inyo County, California
- Natural history of Kern County, California
- Amphibians described in 2002
- Lungless salamander stubs