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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Critically Endangered |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species is completely aquatic and does not metamorphose. They are known only from the immediate vicinity of spring outflows, under rocks and leaves and in gravel substrate, and from two water-containing caves. It requires cool, clear, pristine, flowing water (Pierce and Wall 2011). Nothing is known of its breeding biology, though some other spring-dwelling species of central Texas Eurycea are thought to deposit eggs in gravel substrates.
Range:
At the time of the previous assessment, this species was known only from the immediate vicinity of spring outflows and two water-containing caves associated with drainages of the north and middle forks of the San Gabriel River in Williamson County, in the northern Edwards Plateau region near the vicinity of Georgetown in central Texas, USA. Devitt et al. (2019) confirmed its limited distribution in the "springs south and east of Lake Georgetown in the North and Middle forks of the San Gabriel watershed". Subpopulations from Berry Creek that were previously tentatively considered to belong to this species have now been formally allocated to Eurycea chisholmensis (Devitt et al. 2019). It has been recorded at an elevation of 250 m asl. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 65 km2, and it is known from a single threat-defined location.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
This species is not known from any protected areas. It is a candidate for both state and federal listing.
In an effort to prevent the introduction of Bsal into the US, an Interim Rule of the Lacey Act has been enacted that bans the importation of 201 species of salamanders (USFWS 2016). Additionally, a temporary voluntary trade moratorium of imports of Asian salamander species that are known to carry the disease until such time as effective testing and treatment regimens can be developed and distributed has been recommended to all exporters, shippers, sellers and buyers by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC). A North America Bsal Task Force has also been created, with working groups designed to address a variety of disease prevention and mitigation goals (North America Bsal Task Force 2021).
Conservation Needed
This species is in urgent need of improved habitat protection and restoration at sites where it is known to occur. Outreach and education programmes are recommended to raise community awareness and action.
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Population monitoring is also recommended.
This species is not known from any protected areas. It is a candidate for both state and federal listing.
In an effort to prevent the introduction of Bsal into the US, an Interim Rule of the Lacey Act has been enacted that bans the importation of 201 species of salamanders (USFWS 2016). Additionally, a temporary voluntary trade moratorium of imports of Asian salamander species that are known to carry the disease until such time as effective testing and treatment regimens can be developed and distributed has been recommended to all exporters, shippers, sellers and buyers by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC). A North America Bsal Task Force has also been created, with working groups designed to address a variety of disease prevention and mitigation goals (North America Bsal Task Force 2021).
Conservation Needed
This species is in urgent need of improved habitat protection and restoration at sites where it is known to occur. Outreach and education programmes are recommended to raise community awareness and action.
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Population monitoring is also recommended.