Metadata

Eurycea spelaea

(Stegneger 1892)

ORDERFAMILY
UrodelaPlethodontidae

Synonyms

Typhlotriton spelaeus  Stejneger 1892

Common name is Western Grotto Salamander

Country

USA, Ozark Highlands

Habitat

This species is troglobitic (i.e terrestrial)

Conservation Status

[LC]

Key References

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