Batrachoseps simatus

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 simatus

Name

Batrachoseps simatus Brame & [Keith Murray|[Murray]], 1968

Type locality: "1 to 1. 5 mi SW of Democrat Hot Springs Resort turnoff, on the steep slopes to the south side of the Kern River Canyon above State Hwy. 178 (24. 7 mi NE of the intersection of Niles and Baker Streets, in Bakersfield, or about 2 mi. NE of Cow Flat Creek), Kern County, California", USA.

Holotype: LACM 34527.

Synonyms

• Batrachoseps simatus Brame & Murray, 1968
• Batrachoseps (Batrachoseps) simatus — Jackman, Applebaum & Wake, 1997

References

• Brame and Murray, 1968, Sci. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., 4: 15.
• Jackman, Applebaum, and Wake, 1997, Mol. Biol. Evol., 14: 883–891.
• 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 simatus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Batrachoseps simatus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Batrachoseps simatus  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 29 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Kern Canyon Slender Salamander