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.

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.

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 ...

Others are a blindcat named Trogloglanis pattersoni, the Texas blind salamander and the famous Blanco blind salamander. Gluesenkamp said he met Hendrickson while attending graduate school at UT.

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, ...

They include the likes of the Texas blind salamander, Peck’s cave amphipod and Comal Springs riffle beetle. The protected species inhabit the state’s two largest spring systems in Comal and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — We're no strangers to drought in Central Texas. In fact, words like "drought," "water conservation" and "water shortage" tend to lose their meaning after multiple years of below ...