Grotto salamander

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Grotto salamander may refer to three species of troglobitic salamander in the genus Eurycea , all endemic to the United States and all of which were formerly considered a single species (Eurycea spelaea):

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The Comal blind salamander or Honey Creek Cave blind salamander is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to a small region at the junction of Comal, Bexar and Kendall Counties in Texas. It is 1.5 to 3.0 in long, with a slender body and external gills, and is an overall translucent pink color.

Eurycea neotenes, also known as the Texas salamander, Bexar County salamander, Edwards Plateau salamander, or Texas neotenic salamander, is a species of entirely aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to central Texas, near Helotes, in Bexar County.

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The northern grotto salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the south-central United States.