Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps campi
The Inyo Mountains salamander or Inyo slender salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae that is endemic to the Inyo Mountains of California in the western United States.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Caudata
Family
Plethodontidae
Genus
Batrachoseps
Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander belongs to the family Plethodontidae, order Caudata, within the Amphibia class.
Species Profile
The Inyo Mountains salamander or Inyo slender salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae that is endemic to the Inyo Mountains of California in the western United States.
The Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander faces severe threats from its extremely limited range and specialized habitat requirements in the arid Inyo Mountains of California. Climate change poses a significant risk by altering the delicate moisture conditions this species depends on, while human activities including mining, recreation, and development threaten to fragment or destroy critical habitat areas.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Batrachoseps campi is endemic to the Inyo Mountains and limited to 20 known localities, located in Inyo County in eastern California, occupying a wide range of elevations from . The Inyo Mountains are extremely dry, especially at low elevations, resulting in Batrachoseps campi being largely restricted to small permanent springs inside steep canyons on both sides of the range. However, pitfall...
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
The Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander faces severe threats from its extremely limited range and specialized habitat requirements in the arid Inyo Mountains of California. Climate change poses a significant risk by altering the delicate moisture conditions this species depends on, while human activities including mining, recreation, and development threaten to fragment or destroy critical habitat areas.
Climate change and altered precipitation patterns
Extremely small range making population vulnerable
Habitat loss from mining activities
Groundwater depletion affecting soil moisture
Recreational activities and trampling
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps campi). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/inyo-mountains-slender-salamander