Georgia Blind Salamander

Georgia Blind Salamander

Taxobox
name = Georgia Blind Salamander


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Eurycea" or "Haideotriton"
species = "E. wallacei" or "H. wallacei"
binomial = "Eurycea wallacei"
or
"Haideotriton wallacei"
binomial_authority = Carr, 1939
synonyms = The Georgia Blind Salamander ("Haideotriton wallacei") is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is most commonly classified as genus "Eurycea", but was historically considered monotypic within its own genus, "Haideotriton". It is endemic to the United States.

Its natural habitats are inland karsts, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Cite web|last=Hammerson|first=G.|coauthors=Species Survival Commission|date=2004/2007|url= http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59284/all |title="Haideotriton wallacei" – Vulnerable|work=2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|publisher=IUCN: The World Conservation Network|accessdat=2007-07-23


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