Eurycea robusta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Eurycea
Species: Eurycea robusta

Name

Eurycea robusta (Longley, 1978)

Type locality: Beneath the Blanco River, 178 m elevation, 5 airline km NE of the Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, Hays County, Texas [USA].

Holotype: TNHC 20255.

Synonyms

• Typhlomolge robusta Longley, 1978
• Typhlomolge robusta Longley in Potter & Sweet, 1981
• Typhlomolge robustus — Duellman, 1993
• Eurycea robusta — Petranka, 1998
• Eurycea (Paedomolge, Notiomolge, Typhlomolge) robusta — Hillis, Chamberlain, Wilcox & Chippindale, 2001
• Eurycea (Typhlomolge) robusta — Raffaëlli, 2007

References

• Longley, 1978, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Alburquerque, New Mexico, Endangered Species Report, 2: 1–10.
• Petranka, 1998, Salamand. U.S. Canada: 275.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Eurycea robusta
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Eurycea robusta. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Eurycea robusta  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 5 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Blanco Blind Salamander