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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)

Created: February 29th, 2012 - 11:13 PM
Last Modified: May 11th, 2013 - 11:27 AM Entered by: Lawrence Erickson
Record 102040
Country:
United States 		State:
California 		County:
Santa Cruz County 		Time:
2012-02-29 14:15:00
Qty:
2 		Age:
Varying 		Sex:
-- 		Method:
Log flipping 		Habitat:
shaded flat sand dune
Body Temperature:
----- 		Air Temperature:
58.00F 		Ground Temperature:
54.00F 		Humidity:
83%
Sky Conditions:
Overcast 		Moon Phase:
----- 		Elevation:
30.00ft 		Barometric Pressure:
30.19 mmHg

Notes

Overlap zone between B. attenuatus and B. gavilanensis.

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Comments

Posted by Lawrence Erickson on May 11, 2013 at 11:27 AM

You are probably right and since I logged these I've seen some Gablan Slenders and there is something about them that looks a little different , so I'm thinking attenuatus. I can't tell from the toes. Good call.

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on May 10, 2013 at 10:31 AM

It is very unlikely that anyone will do a search or a data request for just "Batrachoseps", so in some ways this entry might as well be invisible. Would it be possible to enter it under one of the two species, and then write in the notes why identification is uncertain and label which other species it may be? Just a suggestion - don't need to take it.