Fairview Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps bramei

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A small salamander with a narrow body and head, and proportionately long skinny legs. It averages 3-4 centimeters in snout to vent length. It has a flattened head with la…

Fairview Slender Salamander illustration

How to identify

A small salamander with a narrow body and head, and proportionately long skinny legs. It averages 3-4 centimeters in snout to vent length. It has a flattened head with large bulging eyes, and 17-18 costal grooves on its sides. The first digit on each foot is greatly reduced in size. It is light to dark brown with subtle speckling all over. Its dorsum is usually lighter in color than its sides.

Range

Tiny range within the Sequoia National Forest in the southern Sierra Mountains. Specifically it is only found within the Upper Kern River Canyon and along the west side of Lake Isabella.

Habitat

This salamander can be found taking shelter under rocks, logs, or leaf litter in chaparral habitats or at the base of talus slopes.

Variations

Some individuals have partial webbing between the toes.

Similar species

Quite similar to other salamanders in the same genus; including the California slender salamander (*Batrachoseps attenuatus*), black-bellied slender salamander (*Batrachoseps nigriventris*), Gabilan Mountains slender salamander (*Batrachoseps gavilanensis*), Santa Lucia Mountains slender salamander (*Batrachoseps luciae*), and gregarious slender salamander (*Batrachoseps gregarius*).