San Marcos Salamander
Eurycea nana
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- E. nana- Hays Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, Robby Dean
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Eurycea nana occurs in the headwaters of the San Marcos River in Hays County Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: Eurycea nana is listed by the State of Texas as a Threatened Species.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eurycea nana (Bishop, 1941)
Genus: Eurycea, probably honors Eurydice — although Rafinesque only wrote “Mythological” (Greek) – Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus.
Species: nana, Greek –nanos = dwarf or Latin – nanus = dwarf – ref. small size
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962