It's tough to be a Texas blind salamander.Not only are you ugly, slithery, and totally blind, but you are also endangered. As rapid urbanization degrades the salamander's underwater habitat ...

The Texas Blind Salamander spends its entire life in complete darkness, far below the bustling world above. Unlike most animals, it never sees the sun, nor does it experience the changing seasons.

The Ugly Ducklings: Ten Lesser-Known Texas Endangered and At-Risk Species ... But while the Texas blind salamander gets most of the press, the Tooth Cave spider is just as threatened.

The Texas blind is not without its charms: it’s a cave dweller some five inches in length, eyeless, with a distinctive set of fringy red gills and a pale white body, nearly devoid of pigment.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — Three Texas blind salamanders have hatched at San Antonio Zoo, marking the first time ever that the zoo has been able to breed the endangered species.

A Texas blind salamander at the National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center in San Marcos, Texas, in 2011. The endangered species is found only in the Edwards Aquifer. Eric Gay/AP.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — Three Texas blind salamanders have hatched at San Antonio Zoo, marking the first time ever that the zoo has been able to breed the endangered species. The San Marcos ...

There could be thousands, or even millions more in the wild, but the Texas blind... As some blind salamanders go missing, the search goes on for others in the wild in San Marcos waters ...

FWS plan to save 7 Texas species will take lots of time, money. By Michael Doyle | 09/11/2024 01:34 PM EDT . The endangered and threatened species all live in the Edwards Aquifer near San Antonio.

In Edwards Aquifer country, as goes the blind salamander, so go we all. Skip to content. The Texas Observer. Since 1954. ... In continuing to protect Texas wild rice, the blind salamander, ...