Channel Islands slender salamander
The Channel Islands slender salamander (Batrachoseps pacificus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
| Channel Islands slender salamander | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Batrachoseps |
| Species: | B. pacificus |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachoseps pacificus (Cope, 1865) | |
It is endemic to California in the Western United States.
Its natural habitats are chaparral and woodlands, temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland on the Channel Islands of California.
References
- Hammerson, G. (2004). "Batrachoseps pacificus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59131A11887448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59131A11887448.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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