Kern Plateau salamander

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Kern Plateau salamander
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Batrachoseps
Species:
B. robustus
Binomial name
Batrachoseps robustus

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]

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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. 1 2 3 4 Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T59133A11887623. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59133A11887623.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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