The San Simeon slender salamander (Batrachoseps incognitus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Distribution The San Simeon slender salamander is endemic to California, in south-western Monterey and northern San Luis Obispo Counties in the western United States. The salamander's natural habitats are riparian areas, chaparral and woodlands, and temperate coniferous forests in the Santa Lucia Range, from near sea level to in elevation. References External links Batrachoseps Salamander Salamander Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of Monterey County, California Natural history of San Luis Obispo County, California Monterey Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 2001