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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.
Species Common name Aneides ferreus: Clouded salamander Aneides flavipunctatus: Speckled black salamander Aneides iecanus: Shasta black salamander Aneides klamathensis: Klamath black salamander Aneides lugubris: Arboreal salamander Aneides niger: Santa Cruz black salamander Aneides vagrans: Wandering salamander Batrachoseps altasierrae
The California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) is a vulnerable amphibian native to California. It is a mole salamander . Previously considered to be a subspecies of the tiger salamander ( A. tigrinum) , the California tiger salamander was recently designated a separate species again. [ 4 ]
While Batrachoseps major is threatened by habitat loss along with most native species occurring in coastal southern California, it is an IUCN Red List species of least concern. [1] B. major is able to adapt to dramatically human-altered habitats, such as suburban yards, [ 5 ] to a greater extent than most other local amphibians, and as such is ...
The California giant salamander is endemic to Northern California and lives up to 6,500 feet (2,000 m) primarily in damp, coastal forests including coast Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) and California coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in both montane and valley-foothill riparian habitats. They tend to be common where they ...
"Complete List of Amphibian, Reptile, Bird and Mammal Species in California" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-06 This is the primary source for most species on this list. California Department of Fish and Game. "Mammal Species of Special Concern"
The arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris) is a species of climbing salamander. [3] An insectivore , it is native to California and Baja California , [ 4 ] where it is primarily associated with oak and sycamore woodlands, [ 5 ] and thick chaparral .
The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.