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Eurycea braggi

(Smith, 1968)

Southern Grotto Salamander

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1376039

Element CodeAAAAD05370

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassAmphibia

OrderCaudata

FamilyPlethodontidae

GenusEurycea

Concept Reference

Phillips, J. G., D. B. Fenolio, S. L. Emel, and R. M. Bonett. 2017. Hydrologic and geologic history of the Ozark Plateau drive phylogenomic patterns in a cave-obligate salamander. Journal of Biogeography 44:2463–2474.

Taxonomic Comments

Elevated from the synonymy of Eurycea spelaea by Phillips et al. (2017).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Arkansas	S3	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dismal Creek	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	9,160

References (3)

Frost, D. R. 2026. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. doi.org/10.5531/db.vz.0001
Nicholson, K. E. (ed.). 2025. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding. Ninth Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 87pp. Online database available at: https://cnah.org/SSARnames.aspx
Phillips, J. G., D. B. Fenolio, S. L. Emel, and R. M. Bonett. 2017. Hydrologic and geologic history of the Ozark Plateau drive phylogenomic patterns in a cave-obligate salamander. Journal of Biogeography 44:2463–2474.