Batrachoseps attenuatus California Slender Salamander
Sheep Dung Estates, Yorkville, Mendocino County, CaliforniaNovember 19, 1998
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
If you look carefully, you can find these little salamanders wandering about on wet nights, looking for yummy bugs. They are very easy to find in the usual salamander locations -- under logs and rocks -- as long as it's not too dry out.
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, CaliforniaJuly 23, 2001
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Here's a couple more attractive slender salamanders from the redwood forests. I particularly like the color patterns on the back of the second one.
Little River, Mendocino County, CaliforniaFebruary 24, 2005
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
These are by far the most common salamanders in the Mendocino area. I generally see at least five times as many of these as all other salamanders put together.
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Del Norte County, CaliforniaApril 1, 2006
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Although I have seen hundreds if not thousands of California Slender Salamanders, and photographed many, from time to time I'm still compelled to take more photos of them. After all, they are still quite cute. And you never know when new DNA studies will split out another species, or three, or ten.
Oregon Redwoods Trail, Siskiyou National Forest, Curry County, OregonNovember 28, 2008
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Oregon has its very own slender salamander, called (wait for it) the Oregon Slender Salamander, Batrachoseps wrighti. But this isn't it. This is a California Slender Salamander, whose range extends across the Oregon border just a little bit, along the coast.
Lake Sonoma Recreation Area, Sonoma County, CaliforniaFebruary 13, 2010
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
I suppose if you were a tiny bug you might not think these guys are so cute. But otherwise, just look at those big eyes!
Loch Lomond Recreation Area, Santa Cruz County, CaliforniaJune 10, 2016
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
These salamanders are very cute, but I don't usually take the time to photograph them because they are so very easily found. But I wasn't seeing many animals to photograph on this dry June day, so I spent a few minutes on this li'l guy.
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