Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Eurycea > Eurycea nana| | Eurycea nana (San Marcos Salamander) | |
Synonyms: Eurycea neotenes nana The San Marcos Salamander (Eurycea nana) is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. Endemic to Spring Lake and a small region of the headwaters of the San Marcos River near Aquarena Springs, in Hays County, Texas. It is a 1-2 inches long, with a slender body and external gills, and is a reddish-brown in color. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) |
| Diet [1] | Carnivore | | Water Biome [1] | Rivers and Streams |
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Texas blackland prairies |
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Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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MapsLink to MapNorth America; Species recognized by McDiarmid R.W., 01-Sep-2009, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in  Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.orgEcoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinderRange map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe. |
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