Black-bellied Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps nigriventris

The Black-bellied Slender Salamander is a tiny, worm-like salamander with a distinctive dark belly. Found under rocks and logs in coastal California. Like all slender salamanders, it coils and wiggles when disturbed.

Habitat

Coastal chaparral, oak woodland, and coniferous forest in California

Diet

Springtails, mites, and tiny insects

How common

Common

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