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Hell Hollow slender salamander

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Caudata

Genus
  
Batrachoseps

Higher classification
  
Slender salamander

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Plethodontidae

Scientific name
  
Batrachoseps diabolicus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Gregarious slender salamander, Sequoia slender salamander, Slender salamander, Relictual slender salamander, Salamander

Hell hollow slender salamander


The Hell Hollow slender salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to California, in Merced County in the western United States.

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Distribution

This salamander is endemic to the watersheds of the Merced River through to the American River, at elevations below 300 metres (980 ft), on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.

Conservation

The Hell Hollow slender salamander is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species.

References

Hell Hollow slender salamander Wikipedia