Sequoia Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps kawia
Small, slim body with short limbs and very long tail. Four toes on each foot. Dark brown or black color with a rust or brown dorsal stripe, occasionally not present. Vent…
How to identify
Small, slim body with short limbs and very long tail. Four toes on each foot. Dark brown or black color with a rust or brown dorsal stripe, occasionally not present. Ventral side grey. White mottled spotting throughout body. Body length is between 1.25 and 1.75 inches long, not including tail. Tail often as long, if not longer than body.
Range
Found exclusively within Tulare County in central California in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Habitat
Riparian woodlands and coniferous forests of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, within the watershed of the Kaweah River.
Name and etymology
Genus
Batrachoseps
Greek for amphibian (batrachos) lizard (seps).
Origin
Sources
- Bonaparte, 1841. Iconogr. Fauna Italica, Vol. 2, Fasc. 26, fol. 131, not paged
Batrachoseps. Bonaparte, 1841 - Iconogr. Fauna Italica, Vol. 2, Fasc. 26, fol. 131, not paged
Species epithet
kawia
Referencing the Kawia indiginous people.
Sources
- Jockusch, Wake and Yanev, 1998
Batrachoseps kawia. Jockusch, Wake and Yanev, 1998
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At a glance
Range
Found exclusively within Tulare County in central California in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Habitat
Riparian woodlands and coniferous forests of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, within the watershed of the Kaweah River.
Guide
Reptiles and Amphibians of North America
Range map
Approximate range. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap