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The Edwards Aquifer is the sole environment for the rare Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum), which is a federally listed endangered species. [33] At Comal and San Marcos Springs, their openings and in the rivers and lakes originating from the springs, one threatened and seven endangered species have been listed by USFWS under the ...
Stygobromus pecki, the Peck's cave amphipod, [2] is a rare species of crustacean found in four cavern areas of southwestern Texas (Comal Springs, Hueco Springs, Landa Park, and Panther Canyon) in the United States. [4] It is a federally listed endangered species in the United States [5] [6] and is also listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. [1]
The main threat to this rare species is the slow loss of the Edwards Aquifer, which has long been tapped for its water. The aquifer feeds the springs in which the beetle lives. [ 3 ] Some specimens are kept in captivity at the San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, and some larvae have been produced.
The Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) is a rare and endangered cave-dwelling troglobite amphibian native to San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, specifically the San Marcos Pool of the Edwards Aquifer. This species resembles the olm, another stygofaunal salamander from Europe. Unlike the olm, this amphibian's body is not as elongated, and ...
The Texas blind salamander and the San Marcos salamander are endangered species that are only found in certain section of the San Marcos River and the Edwards Aquifer. [5] Other endangered species include the fountain darter and San Marcos gambusia, which reside in the San Marcos River.
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It was put on the federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species in 1997 and was last assessed in 2004 by the IUCN Red List. [ 14 ] [ 1 ] Under the IUCN Red List, the Barton Springs salamander is listed as vulnerable while in federally and within the state of Texas the species is considered endangered. [ 1 ]
Barton Springs is a set of four natural water springs located at Barton Creek on the grounds of Zilker Park [2] in Austin, Texas, resulting from water flowing through the Edwards Aquifer. The largest spring, Main Barton Spring (also known as Parthenia, "the mother spring"), supplies water to Barton Springs Pool , a popular recreational ...