---
title: "Southern California Slender Salamander"
description: "Batrachoseps major — Płazy. The Garden slender salamander (Batrachoseps major) or Southern California slender salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/southern-california-slender-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern California Slender Salamander

> Batrachoseps major — Płazy. The Garden slender salamander (Batrachoseps major) or Southern California slender salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Batrachoseps major*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3133
- Wikidata: [Q2707005](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2707005)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27468](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27468)

## Names

- en: Southern California Slender Salamander
- es: Salamandra delgada de jardín
- fr: Batrachoseps géant
- nl: Garden slender salamander

## Countries with the most observations

US (2665), MX (198)

## Summary

The Garden slender salamander (Batrachoseps major) or Southern California slender salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.  It is endemic to northern Baja California in Mexico and Southern California in the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_slender_salamander

## Photo

![Southern California Slender Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-california-slender-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39783700

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-california-slender-salamander?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).