Slender salamander

Taxobox
name = Slender Salamanders

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Batrachoseps attenuatus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Batrachoseps"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See table.

Slender salamander is the name often given to Plethodontid (lungless) salamanders of the genus "Batrachoseps". They are distinguished from other lungless salamanders by their four toes on each foot. Their range is from Oregon and California (USA) to northern Baja California (Mexico).

pecies

19 species are recognized in this genus:

The taxonomy of this genus is still uncertain. Some species may in fact be subspecies of others, and some subspecies may be distinct species of their own. Genetic analysis is in process.

External Links

*. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). [http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/names.php?taxon=&family=&subfamily=&genus=Batrachoseps&commname=&authority=&year=&geo=0&dist=&comment= "Batrachoseps"] . Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 30, 2008).
* [web application] . 2008. Berkeley, California: [http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphib_query?query_src=aw_lists_genera_&table=amphib&where-genus=Batrachoseps&where-species= "Batrachoseps"] . AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 30, 2008).
* [http://tolweb.org/supergenus_Batrachoseps/65947 Tree of Life: Batrachoseps]
* [http://www.montereybay.com/creagrus/CABatrachoseps.html A slender salamanders page]