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Cave Salamander

Eurycea lucifuga

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Tennessee.January 92, February 107, March 214, April 204, May 234, June 119, July 100, August 93, September 124, October 106, November 82, December 85.
United States8,363
Tennessee1,636
Kentucky622
Illinois614
Alabama612
Indiana531
Arkansas383
Missouri375
Virginia371
Texas353

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderSalamanders · Caudata
FamilyLungless Salamanders · Plethodontidae
GenusBrook Salamanders · Eurycea

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