Kings River slender salamander

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Kings River slender salamander
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Batrachoseps
Species:
B. regius
Binomial name
Batrachoseps regius
Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998

The Kings River slender salamander (Batrachoseps regius) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to California, in Fresno County in the western United States. [1]

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Distribution

This salamander is endemic to a location in the lower watershed of the Kings River at elevations from 335–340 metres (1,099–1,115 ft), and the Summit Meadow location at 2,470 metres (8,100 ft) in Kings Canyon National Park, all in the western Sierra Nevada. [1]

Its natural habitats are the temperate Kings River riparian and interior chaparral and woodlands, and the Summit Meadow temperate coniferous forests.

Conservation

Known from only the two locations, it is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps regius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T59132A11887539. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59132A11887539.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.