California Reptiles & Amphibians

Batrachoseps sp. - Breckenridge Mountain Slender Salamander

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Range: Red

Range Map of Southern Sierra
Nevada Slender Salamanders

Adult, Kern County, Breckenridge Mountain © Brad Alexander

6,000 ft., late Winter, Breckenridge Mountain, Kern County (This is not the specific locality for this Batrachoseps.)

Lower Breckenridge Mountain,
Kern County

Known only from a single locality on Breckenridge Mountain, Kern County.
First found in 1977, although not recognized as a unique taxon until later.
This salamander is currrently undescribed, but it is being described by David B. Wake and Robert W. Hansen, as a distinctive taxon.

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More Information

CA Dept. of Fish & Game

Salamander Diversity in the Kern Valley Region

Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin, 2003

Similar Neighboring Salamanders

Batrachoseps simatus
Batrachoseps relictus
Batrachoseps robustus
Batrachoseps stebbensi
Batrachoseps gregarious
Batrachoseps sp. Fairview/Upper Kern Canyon

Conservation Status
Status listings are those reported in the October 2007 California Department of Fish and Game Special Animals List.
Organization	Status Listing
U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA)	None
California Endangered Species Act (CESA)	None
California Department of Fish and Game	DFG:SSC	California Species of Special Concern
Bureau of Land Management	None
USDA Forest Service	USFS:S	Sensitive
Natureserve Global Conservation Status Ranks	G1	Critically Imperiled
World Conservation Union - IUCN Red List	None