Austin Blind Salamander
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| Eurycea waterlooensis Hillis, Chamberlain, Wilcox & Chippindale, 2001 |
The Austin Blind Salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis) is an endangered species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, United States.
Its natural habitat is inland karsts. It is known only from the spring exits at Barton Springs in the city of Austin. Its name is derived from Waterloo, the original name of Austin.
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- Chippindale, P.T., A.H. Price, & Hillis, D.M. (1993): A new species of perennibranchiate salamander (Eurycea, Plethodontidae) from Austin, Texas. Herpetologica 49: 242-259.
- Chippindale, P.T., A.H. Price, Wiens, J.J. & Hillis, D.M. (2000): Phylogenetic relationships of central Texas hemidactyliine plethodontid salamanders, genus Eurycea, and a taxonomic revision of the group. Herpetological Monographs 14: 1-80.
- Hillis, D.M., Chamberlain, D.A., Wilcox, T.P., & Chippindale, P.T. (2001): A new species of subterranean blind salamander (Plethodontidae: Hemidactyliini: Eurycea: Typhlomolge) from Austin, Texas, and a systematic revision of central Texas paedomorphic salamanders. Herpetologica 57: 266-280.
- Hammerson, G. 2004. Eurycea waterlooensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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