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Batrachoseps kawia

Jockusch, Wake, and Yanev, 1998

Sequoia Slender Salamander

G2Imperiled Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Near threatenedIUCN

UnknownThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102718

Element CodeAAAAD02150

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNNear threatened

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassAmphibia

OrderCaudata

FamilyPlethodontidae

GenusBatrachoseps

Concept Reference

Jockusch, E. L., D. B. Wake, and K. P. Yanev. 1998. New species of slender salamanders, Batrachoseps (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from the Sierra Nevada of California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 472:1-17.

Taxonomic Comments

Formerly included in B. relictus (see Jockusch et al. 1998).

Conservation Status

Review Date2015-07-14

Change Date2015-07-14

Edition Date2002-01-07

Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.

Threat ImpactUnknown

Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Known only from the drainage of the Kaweah River system from relatively low elevations (below 500 m) to high elevations (2200 m) in Tulare County, California.

Range Extent Comments

Known only from the drainage of the Kaweah River system from relatively low elevations (below 500 m) to high elevations (2200 m) in Tulare County, California (Jockusch et al. 1998).

Occurrences Comments

Number of occurrences is unknown; known from several (at least 6) distinct locations.

Threat Impact Comments

Specific threats are unknown.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Areas of scattered trees; type locality is relatively mesic and shaded by oaks, sycamore, white alder, buckeye, cottonwood, and redbud; also in mixed coniferous forest at higher elevations (Jockusch et al. 1998).

Reproduction

Terrestrial breeder.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest - ConiferForest - MixedWoodland - Hardwood

Palustrine Habitats

Riparian

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN1

Province	Rank	Native
California	S2	Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Agnew	Sequoia National Forest	9,561
Dennison Peak	Sequoia National Forest	6,293
Jennie Lake	Sequoia National Forest	2,388
Monarch	Sierra National Forest	697
Moses	Sequoia National Forest	22,077

References (4)

Blackburn, L., P. Nanjappa, and M. J. Lannoo. 2001. An Atlas of the Distribution of U.S. Amphibians. Copyright, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA.
Crother, B. I. (editor). 2017. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. 8th edition. SSAR Herpetological Circular 43:1-104. [Updates in SSAR North American Species Names Database at: https://ssarherps.org/cndb]
Frost, D.R. 2020. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Online: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html
Jockusch, E. L., D. B. Wake, and K. P. Yanev. 1998. New species of slender salamanders, <i>Batrachoseps </i>(Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from the Sierra Nevada of California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 472:1-17.