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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] [3] Its natural habitat is freshwater springs. It has been found only from a few springs that feed Salado Creek in Bell County, Texas.
The Salamandroidea are a suborder of salamanders, referred to as advanced salamanders.The members of the suborder are found worldwide except for Antarctica, sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania.
This terrestrial salamander has direct development. Its natural habitats are cloud forests at elevations of 1,200–1,500 m (3,900–4,900 ft) above sea level. It can be found in decaying wood, under bark of logs, under moss, and under pine logs. It can also be found off the ground. [1]
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Plethodon is part of the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders) and the subfamily Plethodontinae.The genus Plethodon can be divided into two subgenera: the nominal subgenus Plethodon, which includes up to 49 eastern species (the bulk of diversity in the genus), and the subgenus Hightonia, [5] which includes 9 species native to the western part of North America.
The pathogen, unidentified up to then, had devastated fire salamander populations in the Netherlands. Molecular phylogenetics confirmed it as related to the well known chytrid B. dendrobatidis . Like this species, it causes chytridiomycosis , which is manifested in skin lesions and is lethal for the salamanders. [ 1 ]
The Talladega seal salamander can be found in the U.S. States of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. This species occurs in the Ridge & Valley, Piedmont, and Coastal/Southeastern Plains physiographic provinces, in contrast with Desmognathus monticola, which predominantly occurs in the Appalachian highlands. [1]
A 2006 analysis of salamanders of the genus Eurycea, in the Appalachians, found that the current taxonomy of the group greatly underestimated species level diversity.The authors found that patterns of phyleographic diversity were more associated with historical (rather than modern) drainage connections, indicating that major shifts in the drainage patterns of the region played an important ...