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12-22-2016

Batrachoseps aridus

Batrachoseps aridus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The garden slender salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in northern Baja California in Mexico and Southern California in the United States. Discovered in 1969 and formerly recognized as a full species, Batrachoseps aridus. Based on a recommendation by Wake and Jockusch, B.aridus was synonymized with Batrachoseph.

The garden slender salamander’s natural habitats, in the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges, are chaparral and woodlandstemperate coniferous forestsarable land, rural gardens, and urban areas.

This salamander eats worms of many types and crawling arthropods of lesser size, such as pill bugs.

Detailed information
Full Name: Desert Slender salamander (Batrachoseps aridus)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Amphibians
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/04/1973 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Desert Slender salamander, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: California
  • US Counties in which the Desert Slender salamander, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Desert Slender salamander.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/12/1982 Desert Slender Salamander Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/12/1982 Desert Slender Salamander Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/01/2013 78 FR 19510 19514 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada; request for information
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
05/21/2010 75 FR 28636 28642 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 34 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of 96 Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
  • Notice 5-year Review, Completion
02/14/2007 72 FR 7064 7084 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
01/31/2014 Desert Slender Salamander 5-Year Review
06/17/2009 Desert slender salamander completed 5-yr review
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