Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Batrachoseps > Batrachoseps pacificus

Batrachoseps pacificus (Channel Islands Slender Salamander; Pacific Slender Salamander)

Synonyms: Batrachoseps attenuatus pacificus; Batrachoseps pacificus pacificus; Hemidactylium pacificum
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The Channel Islands slender salamander (Batrachoseps pacificus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Batrachoseps pacificus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
10
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
35
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 19.87
EDGE Score: 3.04
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  5 inches (13.5 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Female Maturity [1]  3 years 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  3 years 6 months

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Baja California desert Mexico Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
California coastal sage and chaparral Mexico, United States Nearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
California interior chaparral and woodlands United States Nearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
California montane chaparral and woodlands United States Nearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Batracholandros salamandrae[2]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0