Undescribed Eurycea species #2

Undescribed Eurycea species #2

Undescribed Eurycea species #2 Common Name: Undescribed salamander species Scientific Name: Eurycea species 2 (Devitt, 2019) Federal Endangered Species Act Status: No Status State of Texas Species Conservation Status: Not Listed Distribution; Kerr and Gillespie counties Physical Description: Eurycea salamanders from Kerr County have not previously been described as unique species. Previous researchers presumed that…

Fern Bank salamander (Eurycea pterophila)

Fern Bank salamander

Fern Bank salamander (Eurycea pterophila) Common Name: Fern Bank salamander Scientific Name: Eurycea pterophila (Devitt, 2019) Federal Endangered Species Act Status: No Status State of Texas Species Conservation Status: Threatened Distribution: Kendall, Blanco, Hays, & Comal counties Physical Description: The Fern Bank salamander (Eurycea pterophila) was first described in 1950 (Burger, Potter and Smith 1950).…

Cascade Caverns salamander (Eurycea latitans)

Cascade Caverns salamander

Cascade Caverns salamander (Eurycea latitans) Common Name: Cascade Caverns salamander Scientific Name: Eurycea latitans (previously Eurycea tridentifera, Devitt, 2019) Federal Endangered Species Act Status: E. latitans has No Status –The defunct species name E. tridentifera was previously Under Review State of Texas Species Conservation Status: Threatened Distribution; Kendall and Comal Counties Physical Description: The Cascade…