Fern bank salamander
| Fern bank salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Eurycea |
| Species: | E. pterophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurycea pterophila Burger, Smith & Potter, 1950 | |
The fern bank salamander (Eurycea pterophila), also known as the Blanco River Springs salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to springs in the Blanco River watershed in central Texas, United States.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Eurycea pterophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T59273A118991390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T59273A118991390.en. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Eurycea pterophila". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- 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.