Salado Salamander
Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis, 2000

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Class	Amphibia
Order	Caudata
Family	Plethodontidae
Genus	Eurycea
Species	Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis, 2000

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Stygophile
Realm: Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Texas.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Texas

Counties

Texas: Bell

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

EN Endangered

Assessed in 2023.

NatureServe

G1 Critically Imperiled

National ranks

United States: N1 Critically Imperiled

Subnational ranks

Texas: S1 Critically Imperiled

Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Gibson, R., Hutchins, B.T., Krejca, J.K., Diaz, P.H. & Sprouse, P.S. 2021. Stygobromus bakeri, a new species of groundwater amphipod (Amphipoda, Crangonyctidae) associated with the Trinity and Edwards aquifers of central Texas, USA. Subterranean Biology 38: 19–45. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.38.61787

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis, 2000. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1701. https://cavebiology.org/species/eurycea-chisholmensis/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction. Accounts are compiled from many sources and corrections from people who know the group are the most useful email we get.