Channel Islands Slender Salamander

The Channel Islands slender salamander (Batrachoseps pacificus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to California in the United States.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland.

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