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Category Archives: captive breeding

New City of Austin Salamander Page

Leave a comment Posted by h. gillespie on July 27, 2012

Check out the City of Austin’s new salamander page, with information about the city’s efforts to conserve the Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum), Austin Blind Salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis), and Jollyville Plateau Salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)! http://austintexas.gov/department/salamanders

Barton Springs, captive breeding, sosorum, tonkawae, waterlooensis City of Austin website

San Marcos Salamander soon to be raised at National Fish Hatchery in Uvalde, TX

Leave a comment Posted by h. gillespie on March 9, 2012

Click here to read the article, “Endangered fish species find haven at hatchery,” by John MacCormack that appeared on MySanAntonio.com on Friday, March 9, 2012. The article discusses plans for the National Fish Hatchery at Uvalde, TX to begin captive breeding of Eurycea nana, the San Marcos Salamander, among other endangered aquatic species.