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Batrachoseps diabolicus

Jockusch, Wake, and Yanev, 1998

Hell Hollow Slender Salamander

G3Vulnerable Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106376
Element CodeAAAAD02130
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
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 Date2004-08-23
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 80
Rank Reasons
Small range on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada, California; better information is needed on abundance, trends, and threats.
Range Extent Comments
Merced River drainage to the American River drainage, at elevations below 300 m, west slope of the Sierra Nevada, California (Jockusch et al. 1998). Stebbins (2003) mentioned an occurence at about 500 m, apparently in Mariposa County.
Occurrences Comments
Number of occurrences is unknown. Jockusch et al. (1998) mapped nine locations from which genetic samples were obtained; at least eight of these likely represent distinct occurrences.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Generally in open, brushy areas on the margins of often dense chaparral; scattered Pinus sabiniana, Pinus ponderosa, Quercus, and Aesculus may be present (Jockusch et al. 1998).

Reproduction

Terrestrial breeder.
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - MixedShrubland/chaparral
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
Roadless Areas (3)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
References (5)
  1. 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.
  2. 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]
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. Stebbins, R. C. 2003. A field guide to western reptiles and amphibians. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.