Grotto Salamander

The Grotto Salamander is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Grotto Salamander (Typhlotriton spelaeus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Typhlotriton. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are freshwater springs, inland karsts, and caves. More

* Comments: The grotto salamander is sometimes called the More

Grotto Salamanders can be found from southern Missouri south to adjacent northern Arkansas and west to northeast Oklahoma and extreme southeast Kansas. Within the Midwest the Grotto Salamander is only found in Missouri. More

Grotto Salamander Typhlotriton spelaeus Photo by cryptobranchidae "....when the adult Cave Salamanders disappear, their larva soon appear in the same mud filled pools that the adults were previously in. More

GROTTO SALAMANDER (Typhlotriton spelaeus) = KANSAS: Endangered FEDERAL: N/A Grotto Salamander Photo by Suzanne L. More

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Jim Stout has discovered that a rare species of grotto salamander has a diet much different from what was expected. More

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and the grotto salamander, Typhlotritron spelaeus. There is some question whether the Southern redback in caves is just a confusion with the Ozark zigzag salamander, Plethodon dorsalis, as the outward appearances of the two are similar, and they are closely related. More

the grotto salamander population was larger than we thought the cave could support," Stout said. "Things didn't add up at first." The researchers also noticed a significant drop in the grotto salamander population when the migrating bats were not there. More

Ozarks Blind Cave or Grotto Salamander in a Cave (Typhlotriton Spelaeus), Midwestern USA Photographic Print by William Palmer Ozarks Blind Cave or Grotto Salamander in a Cave (Typhlotriton Spelaeus), Midwestern USA Photographic Print by William Palmer Ozarks Blind Cave or Grotto Salamander in a Cave (Typhlotriton Spelaeus), Midwestern More

Grotto Salamander (Typhlotriton spelaeus) FAMILY: PROTEIDAE Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) FAMILY: SALAMANDRIDAE Swort-tailed (Okinawa) Newt (Cynops ensicauda popei) Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) Eastern (Red-spotted) Newt (Notophthalmus More

* Grotto salamander Typhlotriton spelaeus (G4) endemic * Dark-sided salamander Eurycea longicauda melanopleura (G5T4) endemic * Graybelly salamander Eurycea multiplicata griseogaster (G4T4) More