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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaChordataVertebrataAmphibiaCaudataPlethodontidae

Genus Gyrinophilus
Cope, 1869

Species in this portal
3
Ecological class
All stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Conservation
3 of 3 ranked G1 or G2; 1 federally listed

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Brandon, 1965 Berry cave salamander Stygobiont G1 EN TN Appalachians
Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954 Tennessee Cave Salamander Stygobiont G2G3 NT AL, GA, TN Interior Low Plateau
Gyrinophilus subterraneus Besharse & Holsinger, 1977 West Virginia Spring Salamander Stygobiont G1 CR ESA WV Appalachians

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
4S44
GBIF
2431422
ITIS
173713
iNaturalist
27494
NCBI Taxonomy
134759

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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