Relictual Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps relictus)
Created: November 24th, 2019 - 08:41 AM
Last Modified: November 24th, 2019 - 08:43 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 329054
Last Modified: November 24th, 2019 - 08:43 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 329054
Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Tulare County |
Time: 2018-05-26 14:40:00 |
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Qty: 4 |
Age: Sub-Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Rock flipping |
Habitat: streambed in mountain forest |
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Sky Conditions: Showers |
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Notes
This is actually Batrachoseps altasierrae, the Greenhorn Mountains Slender Salamander. Apparently this is rather late in the year to find them, but I saw five in this streambed with little searching effort.
More trip details below.
https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2018/12/27/california-waters-salamanders-in-the-cracks/