San Gabriel Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gabrieli
The adult of this species is usually about 3-5 cm in length. The San Gabriel slender salamander or Batrachoseps gabrieli has a worm-like body, large head and limbs and al…
How to identify
The adult of this species is usually about 3-5 cm in length. The San Gabriel slender salamander or Batrachoseps gabrieli has a worm-like body, large head and limbs and also possesses an elongate cylindrical tail which is less than its body 1.5 times. There are 18-19 coastal grooves on this species. There are four toes on the front and hind limbs. Its dorsum is black with white coppery, orange blotches and an immaculate black venter. The underside is dark and appearance and has scattered speckles.
Range
This species lives in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County in The United States. It typically lives above 1000 meters in this county.
Habitat
The San Gabriel mountains slender salamander lives in moist places on land under large rocks, fogs and bark. This species feeds on small insects like mites, small bark beetles, crickets, springtails and spiders. It uses its projectile-tongue to feed on predators. The reproduction is terrestrial. It is thought that eggs are laid underneath talus piles.
Similar species
The Black-bellied slender salamander or Batrachoseps nigriventris has a brown or beige dorsum with contrasting broad mid-dorsal stripe having similar colors. It has a purplish or black venter that has fine light speckling on its entire surface. The California slender salamander or Batrachoseps attenuatus has a distinguishing moist skin of notable thinness. The dorsum is usually black in color with a stripe that is brown in color. The ventral marking of this species is dark and there’s a minute whitish dotting on it. The Gregarious slender salamander or Batrachoseps gregarious possesses a dorsal band that is brown in color. The dorsum has the sides dotted with white flecks grading to a pale grey at the ventral region.
Name and etymology
Gabrieli: Of the San Gabriel Mountins
At a glance
Range
This species lives in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County in The United States. It typically lives above 1000 met…
Habitat
The San Gabriel mountains slender salamander lives in moist places on land under large rocks, fogs and bark. This species fee…
Guide
Reptiles and Amphibians of North America
Range map
Approximate range. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap