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Batrachoseps robustus Kern Plateau Salamander
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Photographer: Jim Hendel
Collection: AmphibiaWeb
ID: 1111 1111 1111 2390 (2004-06-17)Copyright © 2004 Jim Hendel
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jul 18, 1991
date collected Jul 13, 1991
location
Near Round Meadow NNW Sirretta Peak (Tulare County, California, US)family
Plethodontidae
order
Caudata
class Amphibia
habitat High elevation (ca. 2800 m) Red-Fir/Lodgepole Pine forestnotes This is the holotype of the species. The species is more robust than other members of the genus. This species occurs in habitat that in general appears to be hostile to salamanders -- hot and dry. However, at the type locality (the highest elevation known for the genus) the animals were found in a seep in the open but near a heavily forested area.From the collection of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Herp 219115 View all photos for this specimen
photo category: Animal - Amphibian
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common names
Kern Plateau Salamander (AW )
Kern Plateau Salamander (photographer)
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