Kern Plateau salamander
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B. robustus
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Batrachoseps robustus |
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The Kern Plateau salamander, Batrachoseps robustus, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to California, in Tulare and Inyo, and Kern Counties in the western United States.[1]
Distribution
This salamander is endemic to three locations in the southern Sierra Nevada: in the upper Kern River's Kern Plateau; the western margin of the Owens Valley; and the Scodie Mountains, at elevations from 1,615–2,800 metres (5,299–9,186 ft).[1]
Its natural habitat is freshwater springs in the temperate coniferous forests and in higher Mojave Desert-Sierra forest ecotones.
Conservation
The Kern Plateau salamander is threatened by habitat loss, and it is an IUCN Red List Near threatened species.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 . icun: B. robustus . accessed 12.2.2010
External links
- IUCN Red List treatment: Batrachoseps kawia - 'Sequoia Slender Salamander
- IUCN: all species searchpage
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- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Batrachoseps
- Amphibians of the United States
- Endemic fauna of California
- Fauna of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Fauna of the Mojave Desert
- Kings Canyon National Park
- Sequoia National Park
- Inyo National Forest
- Natural history of Fresno County, California
- Natural history of Inyo County, California
- Natural history of Kern County, California
- Near threatened fauna of the United States
- Lungless salamander stubs