A Texas blind salamander at the National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center in San Marcos, Texas, in 2011. The endangered species is found only in the Edwards Aquifer. Eric Gay/AP ...

The Texas Blind Salamander represents the countless species that live in obscurity, out of sight but not out of importance. Its existence reminds us that much of our planet’s biodiversity ...

The missing salamander we went searching for in Texas is a prime example. Last seen in 1951, the Blanco blind salamander not only lacks eyes, it’s also colorless, appearing ghostly white, and in ...

10 more species, including a big bumble bee, could be added to endangered list The species include freshwater fish species betta hendra and betta rutilans; the Hickory Nut Gorge salamander; the ...

FWS plan to save 7 Texas species will take lots of time, money. By Michael Doyle | 09/11/2024 01:34 PM EDT . The endangered and threatened species all live in the Edwards Aquifer near San Antonio.

Texas officials are warning residents against a popular—albeit illegal—summertime activity that can negatively impact two endangered species of salamanders in Austin waterways.

An Austin, Texas-based environmental group is suing the Fish and Wildlife Service in a bid to protect the Pedernales River springs salamander from what the lawsuit calls a double-barreled threat ...

Ring Species: Salamanders: Some critics of the theory of evolution argue that it doesn't convincingly explain the origin of new species. They say that members of one species couldn't become so ...

With the announcement of another new species coming out in the next few weeks, it’s likely that additional cryptic salamander species are out there in plain sight just waiting to be discovered.