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The lungless salamanders, in addition to having no lungs, have long slender snake-shaped bodies with very small limbs that appear almost vestigial in several species. [1] Their main diet consists of small insects, such as springtails, small bark beetles, crickets, young snails, mites, and spiders.
The California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) is a lungless salamander [2] that is found primarily in coastal mountain areas of Northern California, United States as well as in a limited part of the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, California, in patches of the northern Central Valley of California, and in extreme southwestern Oregon.
One subspecies, the desert slender salamander [4] (B. m. aridus, sometimes Batrachoseps aridus), is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. [7] It is possibly extinct, with no individuals being found since 1996. However, a thorough search has not been conducted in several decades, and it is possible that salamanders remain ...
The Oregon slender salamander is threatened by habitat loss and classified as IUCN Red List Near threatened. [1] It is federally listed as a Species of Concern. The state of Oregon has listed it as sensitive in the Oregon Conservation Strategy. [5]
A correlation exists between the toxicity of Californian salamander species and diurnal habits: relatively harmless species like the California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) are nocturnal and are eaten by snakes, while the California newt has many large poison glands in its skin, is diurnal, and is avoided by snakes.
Slender Salamanders = Batrachoseps genus; Pages in category "Slender salamanders" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The gregarious slender salamander (Batrachoseps gregarius) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. [2] Its natural habitats are California interior chaparral and woodlands and temperate grasslands in the lower foothills of the western Sierra Nevada and the eastern Central Valley in California, United States.
The San Simeon slender salamander is endemic to California, in south-western Monterey and northern San Luis Obispo Counties in the western United States. [1]The salamander's natural habitats are riparian areas, chaparral and woodlands, and temperate coniferous forests in the Santa Lucia Range, from near sea level to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in elevation.