California Slender Salamander

The California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) is a lungless salamander found primarily in coastal mountain areas of Northern California, United States as well as in limited areas of the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, California, the northern Central Valley of California, and in extreme southwestern Oregon. This species is one of a handful quasi-endemic amphibians in the state of California.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of California Slender Salamander being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Batrachoseps luciae
• Batrachoseps gavilanensis
• Batrachoseps nigriventris
• Batrachoseps gregarius
• Batrachoseps major
• Batrachoseps pacificus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Caudata

Family

Plethodontidae

Genus

Batrachoseps

Species

Batrachoseps attenuatus

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