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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Data Deficient |
| 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 thought to only occur in subterranean caves. It is likely completely aquatic and does not appear to metamorphose.
Range:
This species is apparently parapatric with Eurycea rathbuni in the San Marcos pool of the Balcones aquifer in south central Texas, USA. The type locality has been recorded as beneath the Blanco River at 178 m asl, 5 km northeast of Hays County Courthouse in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
This species is listed as "Threatened" by the state of Texas. There are ongoing efforts to install monitoring wells at the discovery site to assist in survey efforts (A. Gluesenkamp pers. comm. July 2021).
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Additionally, further taxonomic research is needed to determine the validity of this species.
This species is listed as "Threatened" by the state of Texas. There are ongoing efforts to install monitoring wells at the discovery site to assist in survey efforts (A. Gluesenkamp pers. comm. July 2021).
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Additionally, further taxonomic research is needed to determine the validity of this species.