Cave salamander
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| Eurycea lucifuga |
The Cave Salamander Eurycea lucifuga is a thin salamander. It is Endangered.[1]
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[edit] Found In
in Illinois,[2] Missouri,[3] Kentucky, Virginia,[4] Oklahoma and Kansas.
[edit] Breeding
Breeding occurs from September to February Females give 5-120 eggs. [5]
[edit] Identification
Dark spots cover the body an tail. Adults reach lengths of 15 cm.[6]
[edit] Habitat
Found close to caves also under moist rocks and logs.[7]
[edit] Ref
- ^ Conant, R., J. Collins. 1998. Peterson Field Guides: Reptiles and Amphibians (Eastern/Central North America). New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- ^ Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York.
- ^ Johnson, T. and K. Love. 1987. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation. Jefferson City, Missouri
- ^ Smith, Hobart M. 1978. Amphibians of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press, New York. p. 160
- ^ Bishop, S. 1994. Handbook of Salamanders: The Salamanders of the United States, of Canada, and of Lower California. London: Comstock Publishing Associates.
- ^ Lannoo, M. J. 1998. Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City.
- ^ Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, USA
