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Spotted salamander: Found near stagnant water in hardwood and mixed forests [114] LC [115] Ambystoma mavortium: Barred tiger salamander: Distributed throughout Texas except eastern quarter [116] LC [117] Ambystoma opacum: Marbled salamander: Found throughout East Texas, from Red River south to the Gulf of Mexico [118] LC [119] Ambystoma talpoideum
Eurycea neotenes, also known as the Texas salamander, Bexar County salamander, Edwards Plateau salamander, or Texas neotenic salamander, [3] is a species of entirely aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to central Texas, near Helotes, in Bexar County.
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] The springs in which these salamanders inhabit flow year-round and retain a constant temperature of around 20 °C (68 °F). [1]
A Texas blind salamander. The time of breeding is poorly documented. Dunn (1926) noted a specimen maintained in the laboratory laid a few eggs on March 15 and a specimen collected in early fall had the spermatheca packed with spermatozoa. Very small juveniles have been found throughout the year, suggesting a seasonal breeding pattern.
San Marcos River, located in Hays County, Texas, is the only known location of the San Marcos salamander. The population estimate in 1973 was about 20,880 salamanders living in the uppermost reaches of Spring Lake. [8] An estimate in 1993 suggested about 30,451 salamanders across all ranges of Spring Lake and up to 150 metres (490 ft) downstream.
It is endemic to a small region at the junction of Comal, Bexar and Kendall Counties in Texas. It is 1.5 to 3.0 in long, with a slender body and external gills, and is an overall translucent pink color. The salamander depends on a constant supply of clean, cool water from the Edwards Aquifer. Hunting tiny snails, shrimp, and other aquatic ...
With total population numbers in the low hundreds, scientists say Hickory Nut Gorge green salamanders are in urgent need of protection. With total population numbers in the low hundreds ...
It is sometimes referred to as the Valdina blind salamander or sinkhole salamander. As some other species of Eurycea found in Texas, it was once classified as a subspecies of the Texas salamander, Eurycea neotenes , and believed to possibly be the result of hybridization with another species of subterranean salamander, but was granted full ...