Specimen Information

Batrachoseps attenuatus
Batrachoseps attenuatus
(California Slender Salamander)
Amphibians-Salamanders
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1691743
GroupAmphibians-Salamanders
GenusBatrachoseps
Speciesattenuatus
Common NameCalifornia Slender Salamander
StateWA
CountyKing
LocalityKirkland, WA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Washington
HUC8 Number17110012
HUC10 NameLower Sammamish River
HUC10 Number1711001204
HUC12 NameLake Washington-Sammamish River
HUC12 Number171100120400
Map
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Collection Month4
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on plants | escaped captivity pet | released pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:37881
Author:Freni, O., J. Freni, C.D. Anderson, L. Hallock, M.R. Lambert, N. Van Gilder, D.B. Wake, E.L. Jockusch
Date:2022
Title:First record of a Slender Salamander (Genus Batrachoseps) introduced to Washington State and molecular source identification from San Francisco, California
Journal:Northwestern Naturalist
Volume:103
Issue:1
Pages:81-87
CommentsIndividual was a large pregnant female.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalRetained in captivity.
Museum Cat NumberTissue sample: UWBM 10158
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year ClassAdult
Size51 mm SVL; 159 mm TL
Number of Breeding Females1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/25/2024].

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