Oedipina stuarti Brame, 1968
Stuart's worm salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: pre-1904
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution & Habitat
Honduras
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brame, A. H. (1968). Systematics and evolution of the Mesoamerican salamander genus Oedipina. Journal of Herpetology [1968]: 1-64.
Other references:
García-París, M. and Wake, D. B. (2000). Molecular phylogenetic analysis of relationships of the tropical salamander genera Oedipina and Nototriton, with descriptions of a new genus and three new species. Copeia: 42-70.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2019). Oedipina stuarti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T113887668A54380769. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T113887668A54380769.en. Accessed on 07 March 2024.
Lovich, R., Akre, T., Ryan, M., Nunez, S., Cruz, G., Borjas, G., Scott, N., Ford, R., Luque-Montes, I.R., Flores, S., del Cid. W., Flores, A. and Rodriguez, C. (2010). New Herpetogaunal Records from Southern Honduras . Herpetological Review 4(1): 112-115.
Lovich, R., Akre, T., Ryan, M., Scott, N. and Ford, R. (2006). Herpetofaunal surveys of Cerro Guanacaure, Montaña La Botija, and Isla del Tigre protected areas in southern Honduras. Report prepared for the United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
McCranie, J. R. and Wilson, L. D. (2002). The Amphibians of Honduras. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Solis, J. M., Espinal, M. R., Valle, R. E., O'Reilly, C.M., Itgen, M. W. and Townsend, J. H. (2016). On the taxonomy of Oedipina stuarti (Caudata: Plethodontidae), with description of a new species from suburban Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Salamandra 52: 125-133.
Wilson, L. D. and McCranie, J. R. (1998). The biogeography of the herpetofauna of the subhumid forest of Middle America (Isthmus of Tehuantepec to northwestern Costa Rica). Royal Ontario Mus. Life Sci. Contrib.: 1-50.
<< Back to the Urodela (Salamanders, Newts, Axolotls etc.) database
Andrias sligoi (Boulenger, 1924)
South China giant salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Possibly extinct in the wild (Turvey et al., 2019; Nishikawa et al., 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
China
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Boulenger, E. G. (1924). On a new giant salamander, living in the Society’s gardens. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1924: 173-174.
Other references:
Nishikawa, K., Matsui, M., Yoshikawa, N. et al. (2024). Discovery of ex situ individuals of Andrias sligoi, an extremely endangered species and one of the largest amphibians worldwide. Sci Rep 14: 2575. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52907-6
Turvey, S. T. et al. (2019). Historical museum collections clarify the evolutionary history of cryptic species radiation in the world’s largest amphibians. Ecol. Evol. 9: 10070-10084.
<< Back to the Urodela (Salamanders, Newts, Axolotls etc.) database
Eurycea robusta (Longley, 1978:14)
Blanco blind salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Typhlomolge robusta Longley, 1978:14
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 23 July 1951
Distribution
Hays County, Texas
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: TNHC 20255 (adult female)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Longley, G. 1978. Report under contract. Pp. 14–16 in Status of Typhlomolge (= Eurycea) rathbuni, the Texas blind salamander. Endangered Species Report, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2: 1-44.
Other references:
Chippindale, P.T., A.H. Price, Wiens, J.J. & Hillis, D.M. (2000). Phylogenetic relationships of central Texas hemidactyliine plethodontid salamanders, genus Eurycea, and a taxonomic revision of the group. Herpetological Monographs 14: 1-80.
Davis, D. R., and T. J. LaDuc. 2021. “Texas’ Threatened and Endangered Species.” P. 101 in Texas Almanac 2022–2023, 71st ed. (R. Hatch, ed.), Texas State Historical Association, Austin, Texas.
Dixon, J. R. 1987. Amphibians and reptiles of Texas, with keys, taxonomic synopses, bibliography, and distribution map [1st Edition]. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
Hillis, D.M., Chamberlain, D.A., Wilcox, T.P., & Chippindale, P.T. (2001). A new species of subterranean blind salamander (Plethodontidae: Hemidactyliini: Eurycea: Typhlomolge) from Austin, Texas, and a systematic revision of central Texas paedomorphic salamanders. Herpetologica 57: 266–280.
Potter, F. E., and S. S. Sweet. 1981. Generic boundaries in Texas cave salamanders, and a redescription of Typhlomolge robusta (Amphibia: Plethodontidae). Copeia 1981: 64-75.
Russell, W. H. 1976. Distribution of troglobitic salamanders in the San Marcos area, Hays County, Texas. Biological Investigations of Troglobitic Eurycea Report 7601: 1-35.
Schmidly, David J., Bradley, Robert D., Bradley, Lisa C. and Yancey, Franklin D. II (eds.). (2023). Taxonomic Catalogs for the Recent Terrestrial Vertebrates (Species and Subspecies) Described from Texas. Special Publications of the Museum of Texas Tech University 77: iii + 385 pp.
<< Back to the Urodela (Salamanders, Newts, Axolotls etc.) database
Pseudoeurycea smithi (Taylor, 1938)
Smith's false brook salamander, Smith's salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oedipu smithi Taylor, 1939 (protonym)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Distribution
Oaxaca, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). Pseudoeurycea smithi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59397A53984367. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59397A53984367.en. Accessed on 19 August 2022.
Parra-Olea, G., García-París, M. and Wake, D.B. 1999. Status of some populations of Mexican salamanders. Revista de Biologia Tropical 47: 217-223.
Parra-Olea, G., García-París, M., Hanken, J. and Wake, D.B. 2005. Two new species of Pseudoeurycea (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Mountains of Northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Copeia 2005: 461-469.
Wake, D.B. 1987. Adaptive radiation of salamanders in Middle American cloud forests. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74: 242-264.
<< Back to the Urodela (Salamanders, Newts, Axolotls etc.) database
Chiropterotriton casasi Parra-Olea, García-Castillo, Rovito, Maisano, Hanken & Wake, 2020
Tlapacoyan salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1969
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Veracruz, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2021. Chiropterotriton casasi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T182502187A182502425. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T182502187A182502425.en. Accessed on 01 August 2022.
<< Back to the Urodela (Salamanders, Newts, Axolotls etc.) database