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Eurycea lucifuga (Cave Salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Spotted-tail Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga) is a species of cave salamander.
View Wikipedia Record: Eurycea lucifuga

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
9
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
35
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 19.13
EDGE Score: 3
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  3 years
Male Maturity [1]  3 years
Gestation [1]  13 days
Litter Size [1]  73
Maximum Longevity [1]  9 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Central forest-grasslands transition United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Central U.S. hardwood forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Southeastern mixed forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Great Smoky Mountains National Park II 515454 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States
Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve V 166264 Kentucky, Tennessee, United States
Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park II 51235 Kentucky, United States
Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park 20001 Tennessee, United States
Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve 37548505 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States  
Tennessee River Gorge   Tennessee, United States
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge IV 26618 Alabama, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Amphibiocapillaria tritonispunctati <Unverified Name>[2]
Batracholandros magnavulvaris <Unverified Name>[2]
Bothriocephalus rarus <Unverified Name>[2]
Brachycoelium salamandrae[2]
Capillaria inequalis <Unverified Name>[2]
Cosmocercoides dukae <Unverified Name>[2]
Cosmocercoides variabilis <Unverified Name>[2]
Gorgoderina attenuata[2]
Gorgoderina bilobata <Unverified Name>[2]
Oswaldocruzia euryceae <Unverified Name>[2]
Oswaldocruzia pipiens <Unverified Name>[2]
Sphyranura euryceae <Unverified Name>[2]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Dallas Zoo
Saint Louis Zoological Park
Toledo Zoological Gardens
Tree Walkers International

Range Map

Link to Map
North America;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by McDiarmid R.W., 01-Sep-2009, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011