Garden Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)

Created: February 14th, 2007 - 12:09 PM
Last Modified: January 5th, 2011 - 10:30 AM Entered by: Kent VanSooy
Record 1683

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Diego County	Time: 2007-02-10 13:28:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Artificial cover flipping	Habitat: agriculture / disturbed
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 68.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy		Moon Phase: First Quarter	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

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Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jan 05, 2011 at 12:00 AM

There's a chance that's not true - B. nigriventris gets right up to the SD border in the mountains. Not saying they're there, but there's a possiblity they're there.

http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/maps/bnigriventrismap.jpg

Posted by Jeff Lemm on Jan 04, 2011 at 10:53 PM

all SD county has is B. major

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jan 04, 2011 at 10:33 PM

oh - and subspecies makes it major major.

Posted by Kent VanSooy on Feb 17, 2009 at 10:43 AM

Thanks gents! I'll correct it.

Posted by Jeff Lemm on Feb 15, 2009 at 11:43 AM

Yep, a major

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Dec 21, 2007 at 01:53 AM

Which species distinctions did you consider in IDing this one? The newer distinctions I've seen do not list B. attenuatus as occuring this far south (anywhere below central Cali). Is it possibly B. major?