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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Vulnerable |
| 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 aquatic and neotenic. It inhabits caves that contain water and the immediate vicinity of spring outflows (Green et al. 2014). Breeding habits are unknown, but it is presumably a larval developer like other species in the genus.
Range:
This complex includes populations from a number of discrete localities in Texas in the USA. There are records from the following counties: northwestern Medina (although this subpopulation has possibly been extirpated), Real, Kerr, Bandera, Edwards, Uvalde, and Gillespie (Chippindale et al. 2000). Some or all of these locations eventually might be recognized as having distinct species (Bonett et al. 2013, Devitt et al. 2019). The records reported from Gillespie County are thought to belong to an unnamed species, as are records from the counties of Kinney and Val Verde (A. Gluesenkamp pers. comm. July 2021). These records have therefore been excluded from the range map. Its current estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 7,911 km2, and it is thought to occur in five threat-defined locations, as the range encompasses five watersheds that are all experiencing varying degrees of pressure for groundwater use.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
This species is not known to occur in any protected areas.
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 would likely benefit from improved habitat protection at sites where it is known to occur. Additionally, legislation and enforcement of legislation aimed at improving water quality are needed, as are improved water conservation efforts and campaigns.
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Further taxonomic studies are needed to clarify the status of this species, as it likely represents a complex.
This species is not known to occur in any protected areas.
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 would likely benefit from improved habitat protection at sites where it is known to occur. Additionally, legislation and enforcement of legislation aimed at improving water quality are needed, as are improved water conservation efforts and campaigns.
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Further taxonomic studies are needed to clarify the status of this species, as it likely represents a complex.