Batrachoseps robustus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Batrachoseps
Species: Batrachoseps robustus

Name

Batrachoseps robustus Wake, Yanev & Hansen, 2002

Type locality: "3.4 km south-southeast Sherman Pass Road on USFS rd 22S19, approximately 4.4 km (air) north-northwest Sirretta Peak; approximately 0.9 km (air) southeast Round Meadow on Kern Plateau, Tulare County, California (T22S, R34E, Sect. 31), 2775-2800 m elevation, 35.9604° N, 118.3514° W".

Holotype: MVZ 219115.

Synonyms

• Batrachoseps (Plethopsis) robustus Wake, Yanev & Hansen, 2002

References

• David B. Wake, Kay P. Yanev & Robert W. Hansen, 2002, Copeia 2002 (4): 1016–1028. [1]
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Batrachoseps robustus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Batrachoseps robustus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Batrachoseps robustus  (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 29 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Kern Plateau Slender Salamander