Eurycea troglodytes

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 troglodytes

Name

Eurycea troglodytes Baker, 1957

Type locality: "a pool approximately 600 feet from the entrance of the Valdina Farms Sinkhole, Valdina Farms, Medina County, Texas", USA.

Holotype: TNHC 21791.

Synonyms

• Eurycea troglodytes Baker, 1957
• Eurycea (Paedomolge, Notiomolge, Blepsimolge) troglodytes — Hillis, Chamberlain, Wilcox & Chippindale, 2001
• Eurycea (Blepsimolge) troglodytes — Raffaëlli, 2007

References

• Baker, 1957, Texas J. Sci., 9: 328.
• Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 180.
• 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 troglodytes
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Eurycea troglodytes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Eurycea troglodytes  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 5 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Valdina Farms Sinkhole Salamander