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Blanco Blind Salamander Range Map
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Blanco Blind Salamander Juvenile
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Blanco Blind Salamander (Eurycea robusta)
Description: An extremely rare, blind, cave-dwelling salamander. Initially four individuals were discovered while a spring was being excavated, but only one preserved specimen currently is known. Pigmentless, gilled throughout life, and with extremely reduced eyes. The body is stout, the limbs relatively robust, and the tail thick with a moderately high tail fin. 57 mm snout to vent length
Habitat: Its habitat, deep in limestone karst, makes collecting specimens for research particularly problematic.
Range: It is endemic to a small region of the Blanco River near San Marcos in Hays County, Texas.
Found in these States:
TX
Status: This species has a small range, with few occurrences, and its habitat is at risk from development and over use of the ground water it depends on.
»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
»» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
»» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
»» Class: Amphibia - (Amphibians)
»» Order: Caudata - Salamanders
»» Family: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders
»» Genus: Eurycea
»» Species: Eurycea robusta - Blanco Blind Salamander
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