Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander
Eurycea wilderae Dunn, 1920
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Genus | Eurycea |
| Species | Eurycea wilderae Dunn, 1920 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Tennessee.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Blount
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2022.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Wallace, R.L. 1984. Biological survey report of Great Smoky Mountains National Park caves. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S. National Park Service, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA. 33 pp.
- Wallace, R.L. 1990. Biological survey report of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park caves. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S. National Park Service, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA. 34 pp.
How to cite this account
Eurycea wilderae Dunn, 1920. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1709. https://cavebiology.org/species/eurycea-wilderae/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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