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Scientific Name
Batrachoseps regius
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Batrachoseps regius Jockusch, Wake and Yanev, 1998
Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus | Batrachoseps |
| Species | Batrachoseps regius |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Recently described species; Data Source: Wake, D. and V. Vredenberg, 2002. Final Report: Sierra Nevada Biodiversity Project (Salamanders). 7 pp.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Endemic to California. Found in the lower drainage of the Kings River from around 1,100 - 8,100 ft. (335 - 2,470m).; Data Source: Jockusch, E.L., D.B. Wake, and K.P. Yanev. 1998. New species of slender salamanders, Batrachoseps (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from the Sierra Nevada of California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, #472.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Probably locally common; Data Source: Harold Werner, professional judgement
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
This is a species for which we lack knowledge of entire distribution
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Jockusch, E.L., D.B. Wake, and K.P. Yanev. 1998. New species of slender salamanders, Batrachoseps (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from the Sierra Nevada of California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, #472.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
11
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Harold Werner
Created Date
9/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Rose Cook
Last Modified Date
7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: No records or specimens from Sequoia, but Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (University of California, Berkeley) specimens from Kings Canyon. Recently split from B. pacificus., Park Species Data Source: SEKICaudateAmphibianSurvey2001.mdb
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