Garden Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major major)
Created: March 15th, 2009 - 11:25 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 22788
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 22788
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Los Angeles County |
Time: 2009-03-14 11:15:00 |
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Qty: 2 |
Age: Varying |
Sex: -- |
Method: Rock flipping |
Habitat: Rock debris in bottom of old pool |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Overcast |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 1200.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
The first, at nearly 5 1/2", would have been the largest Batrachoceps I'd ever found if not for the 6 1/4" monster I'd found half-an-hour earlier. The second was the tiniest salamander I've ever seen, period.
Both salamanders were flipped at the bottom of what looks like an ancient pool. It doesn't look like they can escape, but with the tiny baby found there and a very different adult found in January, I think it's reasonably likely that they've got a breeding population in a very small area. If they can avoid a disasterous flood incident, they'll probably be a new species in a few years. Ha!
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