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Batrachoseps aridus. The desert slender salamander. Like most plethodontids, the lungless B. aridus spends most of its time in moist microhabitats. After extensive fruitless surveys, the species recently has been sampled serendipidously using plastic bags as cover items. in: Life on the Edge: a Guide to California's Endangered Natural Resources. Acrylics, watercolor, and technical pen.