California Reptiles & Amphibians
Batrachoseps sp. - Fairview Slender Salamander
(and other upper Kern River Canyon Batrachoseps)
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| Slender Salamanders from upper Kern River Canyon are somewhat different from those in lower Kern River Canyon. Until it is determined whether or not they are distinct species, they are still included here along with Batrachoseps simatus, the Kern Canyon Slender Salamander. |
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Adult, upper Kern River Canyon north of Fairview, Tulare County |
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Adult, upper Kern River Canyon north of Fairview, Tulare County |
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Adult, showing defensive coiling |
Adult, underside |
Juvenile, Tulare County |
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Adult, upper Kern River Canyon, south of Fairview, Tulare County |
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Adults, upper Kern River Canyon, south of Fairview, Tulare County |
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Habitat, upper Kern River Canyon, Tulare County |
Habitat, 3,700 ft., Tulare County |
Habitat, Fairview, 3,500 ft., Tulare County |
| "Batrachoseps "Fairview" (Fairview slender salamander) - Still another undescribed species, occurring in the vicinity of Fairview along the North Fork Kern River in Tulare County. It occupies metamorphic outcroppings in areas of seasonally moist talus in an otherwise xeric area." From SALAMANDER DIVERSITY IN THE KERN VALLEY REGION By Robert W. Hansen |
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| More Information Salamander Diversity in the Kern Valley Region Elizabeth L. Jockusch and David B. Wake Falling apart and merging: diversification of slender salamanders (Plethodontidae: Batrachoseps) in the American West Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2002, 76, 361–391. 14 March 2002 Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin, 2003 |
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| Similar Neighboring Salamanders Batrachoseps simatus Batrachoseps relictus Batrachoseps robustus Batrachoseps stebbensi Batrachoseps gregarious Batrachoseps sp. Breckenridge
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