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Learning about Central Texas Salamanders through eDNA
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Learning about Central Texas Salamanders through eDNA

The word enigmatic may evoke images of mysterious individuals, things that lurk in the shadows, but not usually salamanders. However, if you ask members in the lab of David Hillis to describe the Eurycea salamanders of Central Texas, enigmatic is certainly appropriate.  These creatures are native to aqueous regions of the Edwards-Trinity aquif...
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amphibians Biodiversity Center biodiversity conservation Central Texas Salamanders Eurycea salamanders eDNA
IB Researchers to Lead Three-Year Groundwater Salamander Survey
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IB Researchers to Lead Three-Year Groundwater Salamander Survey

 Undescribed species from New Braunfels. (Photo: Tom Devitt) Pale-skinned predators swimming about in dark underground caves sounds like something from a horror film, but they do exist. The reality is probably much less frightening once you know these creatures are groundwater salamanders of the Eurycea genus. Members of David Hillis’ lab i...
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biodiversity Tom Devitt Ruben Tovar Eurycea Edwards Plateau Texas Comptrollers Office DNA Texas salamanders endangered species Groundwater salamanders
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