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Southern California Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps major

The Southern California Slender Salamander is a small, slender creature that loves to hide under rocks and leaves. It has smooth skin and is usually brown or gray, helping it blend into its surroundings.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Southern California Slender Salamander is a very slender amphibian with tiny, short limbs and a long tail. It typically has a dark brown or black body, often with a reddish or brownish stripe down its back, sometimes with light speckles.

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Southern California Slender Salamander
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Southern California Slender Salamander

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Instead of tadpoles, tiny perfect salamanders hatch from their eggs!

It can drop its tail if attacked, then regrow a new one!

This salamander spends its entire life on land, rarely needing open water!

Wow, it breathes through its skin and mouth lining, not lungs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Grippy Tail

Southern California Slender Salamander has a prehensile tail that helps them climb and secure themselves in tight spaces.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Shot

Southern California Slender Salamander can shoot out its sticky tongue to snatch insect prey in a flash.

Maße und Details

Länge
7-14 cm
Gewicht
0.001-0.003 kg
Lebenserwartung
8-15 Jahre
Gelegegröße
5-20

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny insects and other invertebrates are on this salamander's menu.

Hauptnahrung

  • mites
  • springtails
  • ants
  • small beetles
  • spiders
  • sowbugs

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Terrestrial Gartersnake

Thamnophis atratus

A common predator in its native range.

hunts

Red-Barbed Ant

Formica rufibarbis

A common ant species that is a key food source.

hunts

Common Woodlouse

Oniscus asellus

This common woodlouse is a regular part of its diet.

eaten by

Ornate Shrew

Sorex ornatus

Small shrews may prey upon unwary salamanders.

shelters

Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

The fronds and roots provide damp shelter and hiding spots.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a salamander, look but don't touch! They need to stay safe in their homes.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Southern California Slender Salamander?

7-14 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Southern California Slender Salamander?

0.001-0.003 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Southern California Slender Salamander?

8-15 Jahre

Was frisst Southern California Slender Salamander?

Tiny insects and other invertebrates are on this salamander's menu.

Wo findet man Southern California Slender Salamander normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Southern California Slender Salamander?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Southern California Slender Salamander?

5-20

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