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Batrachoseps incognitus

Jockusch, Yanev and Wake, 2001

San Simeon Slender Salamander

G2Imperiled Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

EndangeredIUCN

UnknownThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102298

Element CodeAAAAD02180

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNEndangered

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassAmphibia

OrderCaudata

FamilyPlethodontidae

GenusBatrachoseps

Concept Reference

Jockusch, E. L., K. P. Yanev, and D. B. Wake. 2001. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of slender salamanders, genus BATRACHOSEPS (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from central coastal California with descriptions of four new species. Herpetological Monographs 15:54-99.

Taxonomic Comments

Formerly included in B. pacificus as defined by Yanev (1980).

Conservation Status

Review Date2015-07-14

Change Date2015-07-14

Edition Date2002-01-08

Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.

Threat ImpactUnknown

Range Extent250-1000 square km (about 100-400 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Range Extent Comments

Santa Lucia Range in extreme southwestern Monterey County and northern San Luis Obispo County, from near sea level to near 1000 m on Pine Mountain and Rocky Butte in northern San Luis Obispo County (Jockusch et al. 2001).

Occurrences Comments

Number of occurrences is unknown but likely falls within the indicated range.

Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

See Jockusch et al. (2001).

Habitat

Habitats range from closed canopy forest at higher elevations to rather open oak woodlands near the coast, including open yellow pine forest and leaf liter of laurel and sycamore woodland (Jockusch et al. 2001).

Reproduction

Terrestrial breeder.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest - ConiferForest - MixedWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - Mixed

Palustrine Habitats

Riparian

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
California	S2	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chalk Peak	Los Padres National Forest	7,472

References (5)

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., K. P. Yanev, and D. B. Wake. 2001. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of slender salamanders, genus BATRACHOSEPS (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from central coastal California with descriptions of four new species. Herpetological Monographs 15:54-99.
Yanev, K. P. 1980. Biogeography and distribution of three parapatric salamander species in coastal and borderland California. Pages 531-550 in D. M. Power, editor. The California islands: proceedings of a multidisciplinary symposium. Santa Barbara Mus. Nat. Hist. 787 pp.