Batrachoseps

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea
Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Batrachoseps
Species: B. attenuatus - B. campi - B. diabolicus - B. gabrieli - B. gavilanensis - B. gregarius - B. incognitus - B. kawia - B. luciae - B. major - B. minor - B. nigriventris - B. pacificus - B. regius - B. relictus - B. robustus - B. simatus - B. stebbinsi - B. wrighti

Name

Batrachoseps Bonaparte, 1839

Type species: Salamandrina attenuata Eschscholtz, 1833

Synonyms

* Batrachoseps Bonaparte, 1839
* Plethopsis Bishop, 1937

References

* Bonaparte, 1839, Iconograph. Fauna Ital., 2 (Fasc. 26): fol. 131.
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Batrachoseps access date 29 July 2008

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Slender Salamanders

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).

Species

Batrachoseps attenuatus Eschscholtz, 1833	California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps campi Marlow, Brode & Wake, 1979	Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps diabolicus Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998	Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gabrieli Wake, 1996	San Gabriel Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gavilanensis Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001	Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gregarius Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998	Gregarious Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps incognitus Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001	San Simeon Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998	Sequoia Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps luciae Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001	San Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps major Camp, 1915	Garden Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps minor Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 1998	Lesser Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps nigriventris Cope, 1869	Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps pacificus (Cope, 1865)	Pacific Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps regius Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998	King's River Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps relictus Brame & Murray, 1968	Relictual Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps robustus Wake, Yanev & Hansen, 2002	Kern Plateau Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps simatus Brame & Murray, 1968	Kern Canyon Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps stebbinsi Brame & Murray, 1968	Tehachapi Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps wrighti (Bishop, 1937)	Oregon Slender Salamander

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

* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). 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).
* AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Batrachoseps. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 30, 2008).
* Tree of Life: Batrachoseps
* A slender salamanders page