NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sequoia Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998
- Name authority
- Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998
- Common name
- Sequoia Slender Salamander
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Batrachoseps
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
- subfamilyHemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
- genusBatrachoseps Bonaparte, 1839
- speciesBatrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Batrachoseps. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| California Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps attenuatus (Eschscholtz, 1833) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desert Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps aridus Brame, 1970 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fairview Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps bramei Jockusch, Martínez-Solano, Hansen & Wake, 2012 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gabilan Mountains Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps gavilanensis Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps minor Jockusch, Yanev & Wake, 2001 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Relictual Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps relictus Brame & Murray, 1968 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kern Plateau SalamanderBatrachoseps robustus Wake, Yanev & Hansen, 2002 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kern Canyon Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps simatus Brame & Murray, 1968 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kings River Slender SalamanderBatrachoseps regius Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jockusch, Elizabeth L., David B. Wake, and Kay P. Yanev. (1998). New Species of Slender Salamanders, Batrachoseps (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from the Sierra Nevada of California. Contributions in Science, No. 472. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:KZQL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.