Northern Grotto Salamander
Eurycea nerea (Bishop, 1944)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Genus | Eurycea |
| Species | Eurycea nerea (Bishop, 1944) |
Synonyms
Typhlotriton nereus Bishop, 1944
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from two states in the Ozarks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Missouri
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Ozarks
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cytb | mitochondrial | 57 | 460-1118 bp | KY613372.1 |
| ND | mitochondrial | 50 | 198-1794 bp | KY676718.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 12 | 366-1557 bp | PV324779.1 |
| COII | mitochondrial | 9 | 245-688 bp | KY676627.1 |
| COIII | mitochondrial | 8 | 439-781 bp | KY676598.1 |
| ATP6 | mitochondrial | 6 | 387-683 bp | KY676684.1 |
| RAG1 | nuclear | 1 | 613-613 bp | PV340790.1 |
| other | unknown | 1 | 352-352 bp | PV340775.1 |
144 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 144 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Paratype ×12
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Paratype ×7
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype
- 16199 · University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute
- Type
- 93143 · Field Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History | 45 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 13 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 7 |
| Natural History Museum, London | 1 |
| University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute | 1 |
67 cataloged lots in 5 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 67 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2021.
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
Subnational ranks
- Arkansas
- S2 Imperiled
- Missouri
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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