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Barton Springs Salamander Barton Springs Salamander
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Eurycea sosorum
Chippindale, Price and Hillis, 1993 | The Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum) is a rare, endangered salamander that only lives in the environs of Barton Springs in Austin, Texas. The species name is an acronym for "Save Our Springs", a group dedicated to preserving Barton Springs, plus a Latin genitive plural ending. Despite inhabiting an urban area, the salamander was not identified until 1993. It was put on the federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species in 1997.
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