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Relictual Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps relictus)

Country: United States		State: California	County: Kern County	Time: 2017-10-22 15:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Female	Method: Log flipping	Habitat: -----
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 65.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Checking in on a new locale (only the 3rd known) for relictus we discovered during a survey in April the same year.

It was late October and the seep was completely dry so I decided to flip for Ensatina uphill from there instead and uncovered this large B. relictus under a relatively dry log.

I took the opportunity to set up my camera and lighting and get some good photos with a white background as well.

You can see from that photo that the tail is flattened laterally. Presumably to aid in semi-aquatic behavior unique to this species of Batrachoseps. The only species of Batrachoseps known to lay eggs aquatically within the water column.

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