Texas blind salamander - Wikipedia
The Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) is a rare and endangered cave -dwelling troglobite amphibian native to San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, specifically the San Marcos Pool of the Edwards Aquifer. This species resembles the …
Texas Blind Salamander ( Eurycea rathbuni) - Texas Parks
Because the Texas blind salamander is adapted for living in water underground, it has no eyes, only two small black dots under the skin. It has little skin pigment, is white in color, and has red external gills used to get oxygen from the water. The blind salamander is an active predator.
Texas Blind Salamander - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2022年3月11日 · Eurycea rathbuni (= Typhlomolge rathbuni), the Texas blind salamander, is restricted in its distribution to the Edwards aquifer artesian and recharge zone in the vicinity of San Marcos, Hays County, Texas. It is subterranean but individuals may …
Texas Blind Salamander - National Wildlife Federation
The Texas blind salamander is highly adapted for life in an aquatic, underground environment. Since this amphibian lives it total darkness, it has no need for vision, and its eyes are reduced to two black spots under its skin.
Texas blind salamander - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
The Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) is a rare cave-dwelling troglobite amphibian native to San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, specifically the San Marcos Pool of the Edwards Aquifer.
Amazing Adaptations: Meet the Texas Blind Salamander
The Texas Blind Salamander is of considerable scientific interest due to its uniqueness – its only known habitat is the Edwards Aquifer in the San Marcos area. The Texas Blind Salamander is listed as endangered by USFWS and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
Texas Blind Salamander - ArcGIS StoryMaps
The Texas blind salamander is an endangered species of aquatic salamander that is found only within the Edwards Aquifer in Central Texas. The Texas blind salamander is troglobitic, or cave dwelling, which has resulted in it being both blind and eyeless.
Texas Blind Salamander - TSHA
1995年10月1日 · The Texas blind salamander (Typhlomolge rathbuni) was discovered in 1895 during the completion of a well to supply the Federal Fish Hatchery in San Marcos. A cavern in the Edwards Limestone formation, penetrated at 196 feet, was the source of the water for the hatchery and also the source of the salamander.
Endangered, Texas Salamander Fun Facts - Defenders of Wildlife
2024年5月2日 · Texas Blind salamanders are characterized by their lack of eyes, external red gills, slender limbs, a broad head and transparent-pale color. They grow to about 4-5 inches as adults. Most people might think because these salamanders are blind, they have trouble getting around, but they do not.
Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) - iNaturalist
The Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) is a rare cave-dwelling troglobite amphibian native to San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, specifically the San Marcos Pool of the Edwards Aquifer. The salamander has blood-red external gills for absorbing oxygen from the water.
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