The Hell Hollow slender salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to California, in Mariposa County in western United States.[1]
| Hell Hollow slender salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Batrachoseps |
| Species: | B. diabolicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Batrachoseps diabolicus Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998
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Distribution
editThis salamander is endemic to the watersheds of the Merced River through to the American River, at elevations below 300 metres (980 ft), on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.[1]
Conservation
editThe Hell Hollow slender salamander is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Batrachoseps diabolicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59121A11885479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59121A11885479.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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