Genus Batrachoseps
(batracho- frog, seps head)

Slender salamanders

The members of this genus are distributed in western North America, from near the southern tip of Alaska south through California. These amphibians are characterized by extremely elongate,  very thin worm-like bodies. The limbs are so short and thin that they are frequently overlooked by casual observers who do mistake the salamanders for worms. The limbs end in very short, blunt digits.

Slender salamanders are part of the tribe Bolitoglossini, in which there is direct development from embryo to a small adult-like stage within the egg.