Eurycea tridentifera

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Comal Blind Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species: E. tridentifera
Binomial name
Eurycea tridentifera
Mitchell & Reddell, 1965
Synonyms

Typhlomolge tridentifera
Wake, 1966

The Comal Blind Salamander or Honey Creek Cave Blind Salamander (Eurycea tridentifera) is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to a small region at the junction of Comal, Bexar and Kendall counties in Texas. It is 1.5 to 3 inches long, with a slender body and external gills, and is an overall translucent pink color.

[edit] Conservation status

The Comal Blind Salamander is listed as a threatened species in the state of Texas. Due to its extremely limited geographic range, its primary threat is contamination of the water sources in the area.

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