Inyo Mountains salamander
Inyo Mountains salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Batrachoseps |
Species: | B. campi
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Binomial name | |
Batrachoseps campi |
The Inyo Mountains salamander (Batrachoseps campi) is an endangered species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae that is endemic to California[1] in the western United States.
Distribution[]
It's specifically endemic to the Inyo Mountains and limited to about 5 known localities, located in Inyo County of eastern California. This salamander's natural habitats are the temperate Mojave Desert into Great Basin sagebrush shrubland ecotone, and freshwater spring riparian areas there, at elevations of 490–2,950 metres (1,610–9,680 ft).[1] Batrachoseps campi eats small insects.
Conservation[]
The Inyo Mountains salamander was listed an IUCN Red List endangered species in 1996, being threatened by habitat loss in size and quality, and a declining number of mature individuals.[1] The mountains have protected lands in the Inyo Mountains Wilderness Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and in the Inyo National Forest.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps campi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T2649A9465354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T2649A9465354.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links[]
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Slender salamanders
- Amphibians of the United States
- Endemic fauna of California
- Fauna of the Great Basin
- Fauna of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of Inyo County, California
- Inyo Mountains
- Inyo National Forest
- Endangered fauna of California
- Amphibians described in 1979
- Lungless salamander stubs