Salado Springs salamander

The Salado Springs salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the vicinity of Salado, Texas.[1][2]

Salado Springs salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species:
E. chisholmensis
Binomial name
Eurycea chisholmensis
Chippindale, Price, Wiens, and Hillis, 2000

Its natural habitat is freshwater springs. It has been found only from a few springs that feed Salado Creek in Bell County, Texas. These springs were important along the historical Chisholm Trail, from which the name of the species is derived. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ a b Geoffrey Hammerson, Paul Chippindale (2004). "Eurycea chisholmensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59263A11894535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59263A11894535.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens, and Hillis, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  • Chippindale, P.T., A.H. Price, Wiens, J.J. & Hillis, D.M. (2000): Phylogenetic relationships of central Texas hemidactyliine plethodontid salamanders, genus Eurycea, and a taxonomic revision of the group. Herpetological Monographs 14: 1-80.
  • Hillis, D.M., Chamberlain, D.A., Wilcox, T.P., & Chippindale, P.T. (2001): A new species of subterranean blind salamander (Plethodontidae: Hemidactyliini: Eurycea: Typhlomolge) from Austin, Texas, and a systematic revision of central Texas paedomorphic salamanders. Herpetologica 57: 266–280.