Eurycea robusta

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Freshwater [1].

Ecology: This species apparently occurs in subterranean caves, and is completely aquatic and does not appear to metamorphose.[1].

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.18     Wetlands (inland) - Karst and Other Subterranean Hydrological Systems (inland)   
[more info]

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Manculus quadridigitatus (Holbrook • Manculus quadridigitatus paludicolus Mittleman • Manculus quadridigitatus uvidus Mittleman • Salamandra quadridigitata Holbrook

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009

This species is a member of the Typhlomolge clade of central Texan Eurycea species (Hillis et al. 2001). It is questionable as to whether or not it is distinct from E. rathbuni. (Ref. 272655).

Similar Species

Members of the genus Eurycea

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 32 species and subspecies in this genus:

E. aquatica (Jefferson County Salamander) · E. bislineata (Northern Two-Lined Salamander) · E. chamberlaini (Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander) · E. chisholmensis (Salado Springs Salamander) · E. cirrigera (Southeastern Two-Lined Salamander) · E. guttolineata (Holbrook's Triton) · E. junaluska (Junaluska Salamander) · E. latitans (Cascade Caverns Salamander) · E. longicauda (Three-Lined Salamander) · E. longicauda longicauda (Longtail Salamander) · E. longicauda melanopleura (Dark-Sided Salamander) · E. lucifuga (Cave Salamander) · E. multiplicata (Many-Ribbed Salamander) · E. multiplicata griseogaster (Graybelly Salamander) · E. multiplicata multiplicata (Many-Ribbed Salamander) · E. nana (San Marcos Salamander) · E. naufragia (San Gabriel Springs Salamander) · E. neotenes (Texas Salamander) · E. pterophila (Blanco River Springs Salamander) · E. quadridigitata (Dwarf Salamander) · E. rathbuni (Texas Blind Salamander) · E. robusta (Robust Blind Salamander) · E. sosorum (Barton Springs Salamander) · E. spelaea (Grotto Salamander) · E. spelaeus (Grotto Salamander) · E. tonkawae (Jollyville Plateau Salamander) · E. tridentifera (Comal Blind Salamander) · E. troglodytes (Eurycea Troglodytes Complex) · E. tynerensis (Texas Neotenic Salamander) · E. wallacei (Georgia Blind Salamander) · E. waterlooensis (Austin Blind Salamander) · E. wilderae (Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander)

More Info

• Search for Pictures: images.google.com
• Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
• Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
• Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books

Further Reading

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Blackburn, L., Nanjappa, P. and Lannoo, M.J. 2001. An Atlas of the Distribution of U.S. Amphibians. Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA.
• Chippindale, P.T. 2000. Species boundaries and species diversity in the central Texas hemidactyliine plethodontid salamanders, genus Eurycea. In: Bruce, R., Houck, L. and Jaeger, R. (eds), The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders, pp. 149-165. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishing, New York.
• Chippindale, P.T., Hillis, D.M. and Price, A.H. 1994. Relationships, status, and distribution of central Texas hemidactyliine plethodontid salamanders (Eurycea and Typhlomolge). Final Section 6 Report, July 1994, pp. 21 pp.
• Chippindale, P.T., Price, A.H. and Hillis, D.M. 1993. A new species of perennibranchiate salamander (Eurycea: Plethodontidae) from Austin, Texas. Herpetologica: 248-59.
• Chippindale, P.T., Price, A.H., Wiens, J.J. and Hillis, D.M. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships and systematic revision of central Texas hemidactyliine plethodontid salamanders. Herpetological Monographs: 1-80.
• Hillis, D.M., Chamberlain, D.A., Wilcox, T.P. and 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: 266-280.
• IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
• Longley, G. 1978. Status of Typhlomolge (= Eurycea) rathbuni, the Texas Blind Salamander. Endangered Species Report (2). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Petranka, James W. (1998). Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
• Potter Jr., F.E. 1963. Gross morphological variation in the genus Typhlomolge with a description of a new species. Masters Thesis, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
• Potter, F. E., Jr., and S. S. Sweet (1981). "Generic boundaries in Texas cave salamanders, and a redescription of Typhlomolge robusta (Amphibia: Plethodontidae)." Copeia, 1981, 64-75.
• Potter, Jr, F.E. 1963. Gross morphological variation in the genus Typhlomolge with a description of a new species. Masters Thesis, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
• Potter, Jr, F.E. and Sweet, S.S. 1981. Generic boundaries in Texas cave salamanders, and a redescription of Typhlomolge robusta (Amphibia: Plethodontidae). Copeia: 64-75.
• Sweet, S.S. 1984. Secondary contact and hybridization in the Texas cave salamanders Eurycea neotenes and E. tridentifera. Copeia: 428-441.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed April 18, 2012.
• Geoffrey Hammerson, Paul Chippindale 2004. Eurycea robusta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• Hammerson, G. & Chippindale, P. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Hammerson, G. and Chippindale, P. 2004. Eurycea robusta. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30978
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-586344
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 586344
• IUCN ID: 209311
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAAAD05260
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7117

Footnotes

1. Geoffrey Hammerson, Paul Chippindale 2004. Eurycea robusta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

©2004-2012 David Stang. All rights reserved.