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Oregon Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps wrighti
The Oregon slender salamander (Batrachoseps wrighti) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae from the Northwestern United States.
From the article Oregon slender salamander on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
They have a long thin body and grow to 61 mm (2.4 in) in snout–vent length and 120 mm (4.7 in) in total length, though most individuals are smaller. They have four toes on the hind feet. Clutch size is 3–11 and the eggs are 4 mm in diameter.
Range & habitat
The Oregon slender salamander is endemic to north-central Oregon, found particularly on the western slopes of the Cascade Range but also in some sites on the eastern slopes.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
When found this species will coil its body up and remain motionless.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 65081.