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Eurycea neotenes (Texas Salamander)

Synonyms: Eurycea neotenes neotenes

Wikipedia Abstract

Eurycea neotenes (the Texas salamander, Bexar County salamander, Edwards Plateau salamander, or Texas neotenic salamander) is a species of entirely aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to central Texas, near Helotes, in Bexar County.
View Wikipedia Record: Eurycea neotenes

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Eurycea neotenes

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
9
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
56
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 19.13
EDGE Score: 4.39
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.134 inches (10.5 cm)
Litter Size [1]  10
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  32 years 2 months

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Edwards Plateau savanna United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Amistad National Recreation Area   Texas, United States
Government Canyon State Natural Area   Texas, United States      

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Clinostomum complanatum[2]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0