Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps luciae)
Created: September 4th, 2009 - 12:03 AM
Last Modified: February 7th, 2014 - 11:35 PM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 29217
Last Modified: February 7th, 2014 - 11:35 PM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 29217
Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Monterey County |
Time: 2000-12-10 00:00:00 |
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Qty: 3 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Log flipping |
Habitat: Mixed Hardwood-Redwood Forest |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
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Elevation: 200.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
Notes
Distinguished from similar Batrachoseps gavilanensis by distribution and relatively long limbs and toes. It is common under rocks and logs, frequently in pairs and/or coexisting with Ensatina eschscholtzii. Salamanders were found from 200 to 400 feet in elevation. Salamanders were also found at this location on February 14, 1993.
Entered by Jonathan Hakim & Will Flaxington