An Application of Numerical Taxonomy to the Genus Eurycea (Urodela: Plethodontidae) as Found on the Edwards Plateau, Texas
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1975-05
Authors
Barnhart, Robert Wiley
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Abstract
Selected internal and external body measurements and counts are examined in three previously described species of epigeal salamanders (Genus Eurycea) inhabiting springs in Central Texas. Statistical and comparative evidence supports the argument that these three species of salamanders are indistinguishable to such an extent that the specific epithets nana and pterophila should be suppressed in favor of the species name Eurycea neotenes.
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salamanders, numerical taxonomy, brook salamanders, lungless salamanders
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Barnhart, R.W. (1975). An application of numerical taxonomy to the genus Eurycea (Urodela: Plethodontidae) as found on the Edwards Plateau, Texas (Unpublished thesis). Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.