Kingdom Animalia Order Caudata Genus Batrachoseps Higher classification Slender salamander | Phylum Chordata Family Plethodontidae Scientific name Batrachoseps kawia Rank Species | |
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Similar Gregarious slender salamander, Kern Canyon slender s, Relictual slender salamander, Hell Hollow slender salamander, Slender salamander | ||
The sequoia slender salamander (Batrachoseps kawia) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to California, in Tulare County in the western United States.
Distribution
This salamander is endemic the watershed of the Kaweah River at elevations from 500 metres (1,600 ft) up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in the Sierra Nevada.
The sequoia slender salamander's natural habitat is in riparian woodlands and temperate coniferous forests in the western Sierra.
References
Sequoia slender salamander Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA