Salado Springs salamander

The Salado Springs salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the vicinity of Salado, Texas.^[1][4]

Salado Springs salamander
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Eurycea
Species:	E. chisholmensis
Binomial name
Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens, and Hillis, 2000
Salado salamander range[3]

Its natural habitat is freshwater springs. It has been found only from a few springs that feed Salado Creek in Bell County, Texas. These springs were important along the historical Chisholm Trail, from which the name of the species is derived.

In 2014, it was listed under the Endangered Species Act with Threatened status.^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.