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The Texas salamander grows from 2 to 4 in (5.1 to 10.2 cm) in length. It is brown in color, often with yellow or brown mottling, with light-yellow spotting down its back. It is neotenic , with a slender body, short limbs, and bright-red external gills .
The axolotl (/ ˈ æ k s ə l ɒ t əl / ⓘ; from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] ⓘ) (Ambystoma mexicanum) [3] is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander.
Texas salamander: Spring and cave systems in the Edwards Plateau region of central Texas [140] VU [141] † Eurycea quadridigitata: Dwarf salamander: Found in eastern Texas [142] LC [143] Eurycea rathbuni: Texas blind salamander: Only lives in water-filled caves in the Edwards Plateau in Hays County [10] VU [144] ‡ Eurycea robusta: Blanco ...
[15] [16] The common mudpuppy never leaves its aquatic environment and therefore does not undergo morphogenesis; however, many salamanders do and develop differentiated teeth. [17] Aquatic salamander teeth are used to hinder escape of the prey from the salamander; they do not have a crushing function. [17] This aids the salamander when feeding.
The Georgetown salamander is active year-round. The Georgetown salamander is believed to reproduce in the winter, as many other Eurycea species do. [4] [6] The salamanders produce an estimated 30 to 50 eggs per clutch, but likely lay them individually. The hatchlings are about 1 cm long and grow rapidly until they reach a head-trunk length of ...
The Barton Springs salamander prefers clear water and are typically found near openings of springs. [8] These salamanders can also be found under rocks or gravel, within aquatic vegetation, and algae. [4] Barton Springs salamanders can live in water depths ranging from 0.1 to 5 metres (0.33 to 16.40 ft). [4]
Salamanders range in size from the minute salamanders, with a total length of 27 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in), including the tail, to the Chinese giant salamander which reaches 1.8 m (6 ft) and weighs up to 65 kg (145 lb).
Ambystoma talpoideum, the mole salamander, is a species of salamander found in much of the eastern and central United States, from Florida to Texas, north to Illinois, east to Kentucky, with isolated populations in Virginia and Indiana. Older sources often refer to this species as the tadpole salamander because some individuals remain in a ...