Tehachapi Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps stebbinsi)
Created: May 4th, 2015 - 05:12 PM
Last Modified: May 4th, 2015 - 05:16 PM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 224578
Last Modified: May 4th, 2015 - 05:16 PM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 224578
Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Kern County |
Time: 2015-04-25 10:42:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Rock flipping |
Habitat: Talus in high-elevation conifer forest |
Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Drizzle |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 5555.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
Notes
Temperatures had dropped to the mid-40s and it had begun raining when we flipped three Tehachapi Slender Salamanders in a small hillside clearing under nearby rocks. No other salamanders found in the area. Other than the recent rain, it was quite dry.