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California Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps attenuatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Looked like a little snake or lizard, but with 4 short limbs. Juvenile. Approx 2'' long. Moved like a snake/worm.

Habitat:

San Francisco back yard, under a rock. No pond nearby

Reference Links:

California slender salamander

Species ID Suggestions

california slender salamander

Batrachoseps attenuatus

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Zenyn
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Comments (4)
luddites_unite
Thanks for the tips. A science teacher friend also identified it - California slender salamander
Zenyn
Not a skink but a lungless salamander.
Latimeria
Possibly some kind of skink? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedMarch 28, 2011

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