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Eurycea chisholmensis (Salado Salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Salado Springs salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis) is a candidate species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the vicinity of Salado, Texas. Its natural habitat is freshwater springs. It has been found only from a few springs that feed Salado Creek in Bell County, Texas. These springs were important along the historical Chisholm Trail, from which the name of the species is derived.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Eurycea chisholmensis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Eurycea chisholmensis

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

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1

Range Map

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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.
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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