Eurycea tridentifera

Eurycea tridentifera
Comal Blind Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species: E. tridentifera
Binomial name
Eurycea tridentifera
Mitchell & Reddell, 1965
Synonyms

Typhlomolge tridentifera
Wake, 1966

The Comal Blind Salamander or Honey Creek Cave Blind Salamander (Eurycea tridentifera) is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to a small region at the junction of Comal, Bexar and Kendall counties in Texas. It is 1.5 to 3 inches long, with a slender body and external gills, and is an overall translucent pink color.

Conservation status

The Comal Blind Salamander is listed as a threatened species in the state of Texas. Due to its extremely limited geographic range, its primary threat is contamination of the water sources in the area.

References

  • Chippindale, P.T., A.H. Price, Wiens, J.J. & Hillis, D.M. (2000): Phylogenetic relationships of central Texas hemidactyliine plethodontid salamanders, genus Eurycea, and a taxonomic revision of the group. Herpetological Monographs 14: 1-80.
  • Hillis, D.M., Chamberlain, D.A., Wilcox, T.P., & Chippindale, P.T. (2001): A new species of subterranean blind salamander (Plethodontidae: Hemidactyliini: Eurycea: Typhlomolge) from Austin, Texas, and a systematic revision of central Texas paedomorphic salamanders. Herpetologica 57: 266-280.
  • Herps of Texas: Eurycea tridentifera
  • Amphibian Species of the World: Eurycea tridentifera
  • IUCN Red List: Eurycea tridentifera
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