Eurycea spelaea
(Stegneger 1892)
ORDER | FAMILY |
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Urodela | Plethodontidae |
Synonyms
Typhlotriton spelaeus Stejneger 1892
Common name is Western Grotto Salamander
Country
USA, Ozark HighlandsHabitat
This species is troglobitic (i.e terrestrial)
Conservation Status
[LC]
Key References
- Potter, F.E. Jr. and Sweet, S.S. (1981)
- Sweet, S.S. (1982)
- Sweet, S.S. (1984)
- Chippindale, P.T., Price, A.H., Wiens, J.H. and Hillis, D.M. (2000)
- Hillis, D.M., Chamberlain, D.E., Wilcox, T.P. and Chippindale, P.T. (2001)
- Wiens, J.J., Chippindale, P.T. and Hillis, D.M (2003)
- Fenolio, D.B., Graening, G.O., Collier, B.A. et al. (2006)
- O’Donnell, l., Gluesenkamp, A., Harrington, C., Schlaepfer, M., Turner, M. and Bendik, N. (2008)
- Chippindale, P.T., Gluesenkamp, A.G. and Bendik, N.F. (2009)
- Lucas, L.K., Gompert, Z., Ott, J.R. and Nice, C.C. (2009)
- Bendik, N.F., Gluesenkamp, A.G. and Chippindale, P.T. (2009)
- Bendik, N.F., Meik, J.M., Gluesenkamp, A.G., Roelke, C.E. and Chippindale, P.T. (2013)
- Bendik, N.F., Morrison, T.A., Gluesenkamp, A.G., Sanders, M.S. and O’Donnell, L.J. (2013)
- McDermid, K. (2013)
- Bonett, R.M., Trujano-Alvarez, A.L., Williams, M.J. and Timpe, E.K. (2013)
- Fenolio, D.B., Niemiller, M.L., Bonett, R.M., Graening, G.O., Collier, B.A. and Stout, J.F. (2014)
- McDermid, K., Sprouse, P. and Krejca, J. (2015)
- Soares, D., Adams, R., Hammond, S., Slay, M.E., Fenolio, D.B. and Niemiller, M.L. (2017)
- Phillips, J.G., Fenolio, D.B., Emel, S.L. and Bonett, R.M. (2017)
- Nissen, B.D., Devitt, T.J., Bendik, N.F., Gluesenkamp, A.G., Gibson, R. (2018)
- Cambrian Environmental (2020)
- Cambrian Environmental (2021)
- US Fish and Wildlife Service (2021)
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2024)
- Jones, R.M., Adcock, Z.C., MacLaren, A.R. and White, IV K. (2024)
Potter, F.E. Jr. and Sweet, S.S. | Journal Article | 1981 | Generic boundaries in Texas cave salamanders, and a redescription of Typhlomolge robusta (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) |
Sweet, S.S. | Journal Article | 1982 | A distributional analysis of epigean populations of Eurycea neotenes in central Texas, with comments on the origin of troglobitic populations |
Sweet, S.S. | Journal Article | 1984 | Secondary contact and hybridization in the Texas cave salamanders Eurycea neotenes and E. tridentifera |
Chippindale, P.T., Price, A.H., Wiens, J.H. and Hillis, D.M. | Journal Article | 2000 | Phylogenetic relationships and systematic revision of central Texas Hemidactyliine Plethodontid salamanders |
Hillis, D.M., Chamberlain, D.E., Wilcox, T.P. and Chippindale, P.T. | Journal Article | 2001 | A new species of subterranean blind salamander (Plethodontidae: Hemidactyliini: Eurycea: Typhlomolge) from Austin, Texas, and a systematic revision of central Texas paedomorphic salamanders |
Wiens, J.J., Chippindale, P.T. and Hillis, D.M | Journal Article | 2003 | When are phylogenetic analyses misled by convergence? A case study in Texas cave salamanders |
Fenolio, D.B., Graening, G.O., Collier, B.A. et al. | Journal Article | 2006 | Coprophagy in a caveadapted salamander; the importance of bat guano examined through nutritional and stable isotope analyses |
O’Donnell, l., Gluesenkamp, A., Harrington, C., Schlaepfer, M., Turner, M. and Bendik, N. | Report | 2008 | Estimation of Jollyville Plateau salamander (Eurycea tonkawae) populations using surface counts and mark-recapture |
Chippindale, P.T., Gluesenkamp, A.G. and Bendik, N.F. | Conference Paper | 2009 | Texas cave and spring salamanders (Eurycea): new discoveries and new surprises |
Lucas, L.K., Gompert, Z., Ott, J.R. and Nice, C.C. | Journal Article | 2009 | Geographic and genetic isolation in spring-associated Eurycea salamanders endemic to the Edwards Plateau region of Texas |
Bendik, N.F., Gluesenkamp, A.G. and Chippindale, P.T. | Conference Paper | 2009 | The biogeography and rapid radiation of central Texas neotenic salamanders |
Bendik, N.F., Meik, J.M., Gluesenkamp, A.G., Roelke, C.E. and Chippindale, P.T. | Journal Article | 2013 | Biogeography, phylogeny, and morphological evolution of central Texas cave and spring salamanders |
Bendik, N.F., Morrison, T.A., Gluesenkamp, A.G., Sanders, M.S. and O’Donnell, L.J. | Journal Article | 2013 | Computer-assisted photo identification outperforms visible implant elastomers in an endangered salamander, Eurycea tonkawae |
McDermid, K. | Conference Paper | 2013 | Biological sampling through wells as windows into the Edwards Aquifer |
Bonett, R.M., Trujano-Alvarez, A.L., Williams, M.J. and Timpe, E.K. | Journal Article | 2013 | Biogeography and body size shuffling of aquatic salamander communities on a shifting refuge |
Fenolio, D.B., Niemiller, M.L., Bonett, R.M., Graening, G.O., Collier, B.A. and Stout, J.F. | Journal Article | 2014 | Life history, demography, and the influence of cave-roosting bats on a population of the grotto salamander (Eurycea spelaea) from the Ozark plateaus of Oklahoma (Caudata: Plethodontidae) |
McDermid, K., Sprouse, P. and Krejca, J. | Journal Article | 2015 | Geographic distribution. Eurycea sosorum (Barton Springs Salamander). |
Soares, D., Adams, R., Hammond, S., Slay, M.E., Fenolio, D.B. and Niemiller, M.L. | Journal Article | 2017 | Evolution of coprophagy and nutrient absorption in a cave salamander |
Phillips, J.G., Fenolio, D.B., Emel, S.L. and Bonett, R.M. | Journal Article | 2017 | Hydrologic and geologic history of the Ozark Plateau drive phylogenomic patterns in a cave-obligate salamander |
Nissen, B.D., Devitt, T.J., Bendik, N.F., Gluesenkamp, A.G., Gibson, R. | Journal Article | 2018 | New occurrence records for stygobiontic invertebrates from the Edwards and Trinity aquifers in west-central Texas, USA |
Cambrian Environmental | Journal Article | 2020 | 2019 Annual Eurycea monitoring activities carried out under the Williamson County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan |
Cambrian Environmental | Journal Article | 2021 | 2020 Annual Eurycea monitoring activities carried out under the Williamson County Regional Habitat Conservation |
US Fish and Wildlife Service | Report | 2021 | Section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific permit requirements for federally listed Eurycea salamanders. Revised September 1, 2021 |
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | Book | 2024 | Amphibian conservation action plan: A status review and roadmap for global amphibian conservation |
Jones, R.M., Adcock, Z.C., MacLaren, A.R. and White, IV K. | Journal Article | 2024 | A modified trap design for sampling subterranean habitats for central Texas Eurycea salamanders |