Tennessee Cave Salamander
Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Genus | Gyrinophilus |
| Species | Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954 |
Synonyms
Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides Lazell & Brandon, 1962
Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus McCrady, 1954
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus necturoides Lazell & Brandon, 1962
Pseudotriton palleucus (McCrady, 1954)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Eyes
- Reduced
- Pigment
- Normal
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 20-260 mm
Morphological description
Body size
Type series
Similar species
Distribution
Type locality
Sinking Cove Cave, Franklin Co., TN
Range
Known from three states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Ecology and life history
Reproduction
Development
Diet
Predators
Population ecology
Community associates
Diseases and parasites
Behavior
Genetics
Phylogenetics
Population genetics
Genetic resources
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cytb | mitochondrial | 24 | 674-791 bp | KY073016.1 |
| 12S | mitochondrial | 21 | 225-852 bp | KM282421.1 |
| RAG1 | nuclear | 12 | 521-1260 bp | KY073117.1 |
| ND | mitochondrial | 6 | 633-1006 bp | KY073082.1 |
| 16S | mitochondrial | 2 | 200-282 bp | KM435024.1 |
| mitogenome | mitochondrial | 2 | 16737-16737 bp | NC_028297.1 |
67 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 67 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
- Mitogenome
- Available
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- A-34100 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
- Paratype
- 121930 · Field Museum of Natural History
- Paratype ×4
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
- Topotype
- 7001 · Florida Museum of Natural History
- Type
- 72585 · Field Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 104 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History | 32 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 14 |
| Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn | 13 |
| Carnegie Museum of Natural History | 11 |
| University of Michigan Museum of Zoology | 7 |
| and 11 other collections | 25 |
206 cataloged lots in 17 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 206 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
NT Near Threatened
Assessed in 2021.
NatureServe
G2G3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 12 June 2019.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S2 Imperiled
- Georgia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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