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Slender Salamander
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) - Tilden Regional Park, California, USA
A slender salamander from the East Bay hills. These amazing little salamanders can survive in even urban environments and can be found in gardens in yards in urban areas including within San Francisco! Amazingly although they are the same species, the salamanders on the West side of the Bay belong to a southern lineage whereas the ones on the east side of the Bay belong to an eastern lineage that are thought to have diverged from each other a minimum of 7.6 million years ago. Especially amazing as the salamanders are found less than 10 miles apart and the bay in the middle has only been there for about 10 thousand years.
Slender Salamander
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) - Tilden Regional Park, California, USA
A slender salamander from the East Bay hills. These amazing little salamanders can survive in even urban environments and can be found in gardens in yards in urban areas including within San Francisco! Amazingly although they are the same species, the salamanders on the West side of the Bay belong to a southern lineage whereas the ones on the east side of the Bay belong to an eastern lineage that are thought to have diverged from each other a minimum of 7.6 million years ago. Especially amazing as the salamanders are found less than 10 miles apart and the bay in the middle has only been there for about 10 thousand years.