Valdina Farms Salamander

Eurycea troglodytes

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Ranging between 2 to 3 inches, the valdina farms salamander is whitish or pale cream. Some morphs are tan, yellowish or brown olive. They have a translucent appearance wi…

How to identify

Ranging between 2 to 3 inches, the valdina farms salamander is whitish or pale cream. Some morphs are tan, yellowish or brown olive. They have a translucent appearance with reduced limbs. The limbs are slender and short with a somewhat blueish tone. They have red external gills and eyes behind a layer of skin. The head is large and the tail is proportional to the body.

Range

The valdina farms salamander are resident in medina county in Texas, USA.

Habitat

They are aquatic salamanders found mainly in still freshwater areas such as spring-fed creeks and undisturbed waters of limestone crevices. They feed on shrimps, amphipods and snails that wander into the darkness of their habitat. The valdina farms salamander is oviparous. However, not a lot is known about this species as they were until the year 2000 classified as a subspecies of the Texas salamander.

Similar species

Texas salamander or Eurycea neotenes are slender with external gills and short limbs. They grow up to 2 - 4 inches and are often brown, with pale yellow blotches on its back and brown or yellow bottling. Texas blind salamander or Eurycea rathbuni are much larger growing up to 5 inches. They're whitish and have red external gills. They have slender limbs and a thick tail. Barton Springs salamander or Eurycea sosorum grow to about 2.5 inches. They have a coloration ranging from darkish blue to yellow with white spots in a definitive pattern.