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) 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) 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…