Blanco River Springs Salamander
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| Eurycea pterophila Burger, Smith & Potter, 1950 |
The Blanco River Springs Salamander (Eurycea pterophila) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to springs in the Blanco River watershed in central Texas, United States.
Its natural habitat is freshwater springs.
[edit] References
- 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 pterophila. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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