Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Black-Bellied Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps nigriventris

Cope, 1869

Black-Bellied Slender Salamander

G4Apparently Secure Found in 39 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
MediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104368
Element CodeAAAAD02050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAmphibia
OrderCaudata
FamilyPlethodontidae
GenusBatrachoseps
Other Common Names
Blackbelly Slender Salamander (EN)
Concept Reference
Frost, D. R. 1985. Amphibian species of the world. A taxonomic and geographical reference. Allen Press, Inc., and The Association of Systematics Collections, Lawrence, Kansas. v + 732 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Batrachoseps nigriventris formerly was included in B. attenuatus. Batrachoseps gregarius formerly was included in B. nigriventris.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-01-02
Change Date2001-10-09
Edition Date2011-05-03
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Threat ImpactMedium
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
Small range in southern California, but many stable populations likely exist throughout the historical range.
Range Extent Comments
Santa Cruz Island and southern coastal mountains of California, from around San Simeon in Monterey County southward to the Palos Verdes Hills and Santa Ana Mountains (Petranka 1998); Sierra Nevada populations formerly included in this species are now assigned to B. GREGARIUS (Stebbins 1985, Jockusch et al. 1998).
Occurrences Comments
Represented by many and or large occurrences throughout the range.
Threat Impact Comments
Presumably ongoing urbanization is the greatest threat.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Primarily oak-woodland; ranges into mixed oak-pine forests, streamside areas, and dry grassland. Occurs under rocks and logs, under bark, and in termite channels in damp locations (Stebbins 1985).

Reproduction

Terrestrial breeder. Lays eggs in winter; eggs hatch in winter and early spring.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - HardwoodForest - MixedWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - MixedGrassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (39)
California (39)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
Circle MountainSan Bernardino National Forest6,375
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
De La GuerraLos Padres National Forest5,418
DiableLos Padres National Forest19,597
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
Garcia MountainLos Padres National Forest7,850
Horseshoe SpringsLos Padres National Forest14,089
JuncalLos Padres National Forest12,289
La PanzaLos Padres National Forest4,954
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Little PineLos Padres National Forest1,315
Lpoor CanyonLos Padres National Forest13,762
Machesna MountainLos Padres National Forest12,271
Magic MountainAngeles National Forest15,542
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
Mirada PimeLos Padres National Forest13,302
MonoLos Padres National Forest28,141
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
Stanley MountainLos Padres National Forest14,674
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
West ForkAngeles National Forest1,169
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
References (10)
  1. AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2005. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  2. 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.
  3. 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]
  4. Frost, D. R. 1985. Amphibian species of the world. A taxonomic and geographical reference. Allen Press, Inc., and The Association of Systematics Collections, Lawrence, Kansas. v + 732 pp.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
  8. Stebbins, R. C. 1972. California Amphibians and Reptiles. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
  9. Stebbins, R. C. 1985a. A field guide to western reptiles and amphibians. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. xiv + 336 pp.
  10. 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.