Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Eurycea troglodytes complex, Valdina Farms salamander, Valdina Farms Salamander.
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This species occurs in springs
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.9 Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Oases
- 5.18 Wetlands (inland) - Karst and Other Subterranean Hydrological Systems (inland) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- Gray, 1825
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Caudata
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
()
- Family:
Plethodontidae
()
- Gray, 1850
- Subfamily:
Spelerpinae
()
- Genus:
Eurycea
()
- Rafinesque, 1822
- Specific name:
troglodytes
- Baker, 1957
- Scientific name: - Eurycea troglodytes Baker, 1957
- Specific name:
troglodytes
- Baker, 1957
- Genus:
Eurycea
(
- Subfamily:
Spelerpinae
(
- Family:
Plethodontidae
(
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
(
- Order:
Caudata
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Sweet (1984) concluded that this species apparently comprises a hybrid
swarm
resulting from the incorporation of occasional individuals
of Eurycea tridentifera into a larger population of E.
neotenes. Chippindale et al. (2000) considered additional
data
and regarded E. troglodytes as a valid
complex
of more
than one species, and not as being of hybrid origin. They noted that
the E. troglodytes complex is a heterogeneous
group that probably
includes several distinct
species.[1].
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)
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Further Reading
- Tulane studies in zoology. 10 1963 New Orleans: Tulane University, 1953-1968. url rose & bush, page 121.
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 2004. Eurycea troglodytes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Hammerson, G. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
- 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.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30979
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208323
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208323
- IUCN ID: 209316
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAAAD05110
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7146
Footnotes
- Geoffrey Hammerson 2004. Eurycea troglodytes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
