The Texas blind salamander is another cave-dwelling amphibian on our list. This troglobitic creature is adapted to living in the water-filled caves of the Edwards Aquifer in Texas.

Environmentalists keep tabs on Barton Springs salamander populations as Edwards Aquifer levels continue to drop amidst drought.

The Texas blind salamander, found only in the underground waters of central Texas, is perfectly suited for life in the dark. It has no working eyes– just small black spots where eyes would be.

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A Texas blind salamander is seen at the National Fish Hatchery & Technology Center, in San Marcos, Texas. Eric Gay/AP ...

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 olm, a species of blind cave salamander. Gif: Tesařová M et al. GigaScience 2022/Gizmodo Cave-dwelling creatures often bear the characteristics of animals unaccustomed to light.

Scientists never imagined that the blind cave salamanders called olms willingly left their caves. But at numerous aboveground springs, there they were. By Elizabeth Anne Brown Scientists have ...

New Wells in Austin to Monitor Oxygen Levels for Endangered Salamanders Amid drought, flows into the aquifer are dwindling By Lina Fisher, Fri., Jan. 26, 2024 Tweet print write a letter ...

The cave's subterranean world left a lasting impression on me, but what intrigued me most at the time and continues to intrigue me to this day are the Ozark blind salamanders that live in its ...

Texas blind salamanders are the most well-known of 14 to 16 salamander species living in the fractured limestone of the Texas Hill Country. Gluesenkamp and Fenolio believe they may have discovered ...