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

Subphylum Vertebrata
Lamarck, 1801 · Vertebrates

Species in this portal
101
Ecological class
28 accidentals, 23 trogloxenes, 20 stygobionts, 12 troglophiles, 8 stygoxenes, 7 stygophiles and 3 troglobionts
Realm
Aquatic, Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
19 states and provinces
Counties
329
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Florida Lime Sinks, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Habitats
Cave pool, Cave lake, Cave stream, Sump or flooded passage, Phreatic groundwater
Cave zone
Deep cave
Conservation
18 of 90 ranked G1 or G2; 10 federally listed

Classes

  • Actinopterygii 24 in portal
  • Amphibia 77 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Acris blanchardi Blanchard's Cricket Frog G5 OK
  • Acris crepitans Northern Cricket Frog G4 KY
  • Acris gryllus Southern Cricket Frog G5 FL
  • Amblyopsis hoosieri Hoosier Cavefish G2 IN
  • Amblyopsis spelaea Northern Cavefish G2G3 KY
  • Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander G5 AL, AR, OH
  • Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander G4 FL, OH
  • Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander G5 FL, GA, IL
  • Ameiurus catus White Catfish G5 FL
  • Ameiurus melas Black Bullhead G5 AL, IL
  • Ameiurus natalis Yellow Bullhead G5 AL, FL, KY
  • Ameiurus nebulosus Brown Bullhead G5 FL, GA
  • Anaxyrus americanus American Toad G5 AL, IL, KY, TN
  • Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's Toad G5 GA, KY
  • Anaxyrus terrestris Southern Toad G5 FL, GA
  • Aneides aeneus Green Salamander G3 AL, GA, TN
  • Aphredoderus gibbosus FL
  • Cottus bairdii Mottled Sculpin G5 AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Cottus carolinae Banded Sculpin G5 AL, GA, IL, KY, OK, TN
  • Cottus specus Grotto sculpin G2 MO
  • Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender G3 AL
  • Demogorgonichthys arcanus Demon Cavefish AL
  • Desmognathus abditus Cumberland Dusky Salamander G2
  • Desmognathus brimleyorum Ouachita Dusky Salamander G3
  • Desmognathus conanti Spotted Dusky Salamander G4 AL, GA, TN
  • Desmognathus fuscus Northern Dusky Salamander KY, OH
  • Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander G3 TN
  • Desmognathus monticola Seal Salamander G5 AL, KY
  • Desmognathus ocoee Ocoee Salamander G4 AL, GA
  • Dryophytes chrysoscelis Cope's Gray Treefrog G5 AL, GA, TN
  • Dryophytes cinereus Green Treefrog G5 FL, KY
  • Dryophytes gratiosus Barking Treefrog G5 FL, GA
  • Dryophytes squirellus Squirrel Treefrog G5 FL
  • Dryophytes versicolor Gray Treefrog G5 AR
  • Eleutherodactylus planirostris Greenhouse Frog G5 FL
  • Eurycea bislineata G5 OH
  • Eurycea braggi Southern Grotto Salamander GNR AR, MO
  • Eurycea chisholmensis Salado Salamander G1 TX
  • Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-Lined Salamander G5 AL, FL, GA, KY, TN
  • Eurycea guttolineata Three-Lined Salamander G5 AL, FL, GA
  • Eurycea longicauda Long-Tailed Salamander G5 AL, GA, IL, KY, MO, TN
  • Eurycea lucifuga Cave Salamander G5 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, OK, TN, VA, WV
  • Eurycea melanopleura Dark-Sided Salamander AR, OK
  • Eurycea multiplicata Many-Ribbed Salamander G4 AR
  • Eurycea nerea Northern Grotto Salamander GNR AR, KS, MO
  • Eurycea pterophila Fern Bank Salamander G3 TX
  • Eurycea rathbuni Texas Blind Salamander G1 TX
  • Eurycea robusta Blanco Blind Salamander G1 TX
  • Eurycea spelaea Western Grotto Salamander G4 AR, KS, MO, MT, OK
  • Eurycea tonkawae Jollyville Plateau Salamander G2 TX
  • Eurycea tridentifera Comal Blind Salamander G3 TX
  • Eurycea wallacei Georgia Blind Salamander G1G2 FL, GA
  • Eurycea waterlooensis Austin Blind Salamander G1 TX
  • Eurycea wilderae Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander G5 TN
  • Forbesichthys agassizii Spring Cavefish GNR TN
  • Forbesichthys papilliferus G3 IL, KY, TN
  • Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad G5
  • Gastrophryne olivacea Great Plains Narrow-Mouthed Toad G5 TX
  • Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Berry cave salamander G1 TN
  • Gyrinophilus palleucus Tennessee Cave Salamander G2G3 AL, GA, TN
  • Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Spring Salamander G5 AL, GA, KY, OH, TN, VA, WV
  • Gyrinophilus subterraneus West Virginia Spring Salamander G1 WV
  • Hemidactylium scutatum Four-Toed Salamander G5 OH
  • Hylarana grandocula Big-Eyed Frog
  • Ictalurus punctatus Channel Catfish G5 AL, FL
  • Lithobates catesbeianus American Bullfrog AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, TN
  • Lithobates clamitans Green Frog AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, OK, TN
  • Lithobates grylio FL
  • Lithobates heckscheri
  • Lithobates palustris Pickerel Frog G5 AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, KY, OK, TN
  • Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern Leopard Frog G5 AR, FL, GA, KY, TN
  • Lithobates sylvaticus AR, NY, TN, VA
  • Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Newt G5 AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban Treefrog G5 FL
  • Plethodon albagula Western Slimy Salamander G5 AR, OK
  • Plethodon angusticlavius Ozark Salamander G4 AR, OK
  • Plethodon caddoensis Caddo Mountain Salamander G2
  • Plethodon cinereus Eastern Red-Backed Salamander G5 IN, OH
  • Plethodon dorsalis Northern Zigzag Salamander G5 IL, IN, KY, TN
  • Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy Salamander G5 AL, GA, IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, VA
  • Plethodon grobmani Southeastern Slimy Salamander G5 FL
  • Plethodon petraeus Pigeon Mountain Salamander G2 GA
  • Plethodon richmondi Ravine Salamander G5 KY, WV
  • Plethodon serratus Southern Red-Backed Salamander G5 AR, GA
  • Plethodon ventralis Southern Zigzag Salamander G4 AL, GA, TN
  • Plethodon websteri Webster's Salamander G3 AL
  • Prietella phreatophila Mexican Blindcat GNR Mexico, TX
  • Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper G5 AL, AR, FL, GA, OK
  • Pseudacris feriarum Southeastern Chorus Frog G5 AL, GA
  • Pseudacris triseriata Striped Chorus Frog G5 IL
  • Pseudotriton montanus Mud Salamander G5 KY
  • Pseudotriton ruber Red Salamander G5 AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish GNR FL
  • Pylodictis olivaris Flathead Catfish G5 FL
  • Rhamdia quelen Silver Catfish
  • Satan eurystomus Widemouth Blindcat G1G2 TX
  • Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni Alabama cavefish G1 AL
  • Troglichthys rosae Ozark cavefish G3 AR, MO, OK
  • Trogloglanis pattersoni Toothless Blindcat G1G2 TX
  • Typhlichthys eigenmanni Salem Plateau Cavefish G3 AR, MO
  • Typhlichthys subterraneus Southern Cavefish G4 AL, GA, KY, TN

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Other resources

Catalogue of Life
8V4V3
GBIF
44
ITIS
331030
iNaturalist
355675
NCBI Taxonomy
7742

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