Salado Springs salamander
| Salado Springs Salamander | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Eurycea |
| Species: | E. chisholmensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis, 2000 | |
The Salado Springs Salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis) is a candidate species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the vicinity of Salado, Texas, United States.
Its natural habitat is freshwater springs. It has been found only from a few springs that feed Salado Creek in Bell County, Texas, United States. These springs were important along the historical Chisholm Trail, from which the name of the species is derived. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Hammerson, G. & Chippindale, P. 2004. Eurycea chisholmensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- 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.