Gyrinophilus subterraneus Besharse & Holsinger 1977

El Gyrinophilus subterraneus és una espècie de salamandra que pertany a la família de les Plethodontidae.

Distribució

Aquesta espècie és endèmica al sud-est de Virgínia Occidental als Estats Units. Només es troba en el sistemes de coves General Davis al Comtat de Greenbrier^[1] i es deteriora greument. La cova del General Davis es forma a l'extrem aigües avall dels 3,5 milles ² de la conca de drenatge de Davis Hollow. Aquesta cova ha estat comprada per The Nature Conservancy i està tancada al públic per tal de protegir aquesta salamandra i una petita colònia de ratpenats.

Hàbitat

El seu hàbitat natural es troben a carsts de terra endins i a coves. Està amenaçada per la pèrdua d'hàbitat.

Referències

• Besharse, J.C. i J.R. Holsinger. 1977. Gyrinophilus subterraneus, a new troglobitic salamander from southern West Virginia. Copeia, vol. 1977, no. 4, pp. 624-634.
• Hammerson, G i Beachy, C. 2004. Gyrinophilus subterraneus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
• Salamanders of West Virginia by Thomas Pauley
• Culver, David. C, Kane, Thomas C, Fong, Daniel. 1995. Harvard University Press. "Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves," the Evolution of Gammarus minus" ISBN 0-674-00425-6
• Jones, William K. Karst Waters Institute. 1997. "Karst Hydrology Atlas of West Virginia" ISBN 0-9640258-3-3

Enllaços externs

• The Greenbrier River Watershed Association per obtenir més informació sobre la flora i fauna de la regió càrstica.
• The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia
• West Virginia Cave Conservancy A 501(c)3 Nonprofit dedicated to acquiring caves and the conservation and protection of caves within West Virginia.
• National Speleological Society The purpose of this Society shall be to promote interest in and to advance in any and all ways the study and science of speleology, the protection of caves and their natural contents, and to promote fellowship among those interested therein.

The West Virginia spring salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus) is a species of troglobitic salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to West Virginia, the United States.^[1][3]

The salamander is only found in the General Davis Cave in Greenbrier County and lives in cave stream passages with large amounts of decaying organic matter. It is considered endangered^[1] and is under review for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.^[4]

General Davis Cave forms the downstream end of the 3.5-square-mile (9.1 km²) Davis Hollow drainage basin. This cave has been purchased by The Nature Conservancy and is closed to the public in order to protect this salamander and a small bat colony.

Like the western grotto salamander (Eurycea spelaea), the West Virginia spring salamander can undergo complete metamorphosis, which is very rare among cave salamanders. It is not known how often metamorphosis occurs, but when it does, it happens after the larvae have reached a very large size.^[5]

References

Citations

Further reading

• Salamanders of West Virginia by Thomas Pauley
• Culver, David. C, Kane, Thomas C, Fong, Daniel. 1995. Harvard University Press. "Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves," the Evolution of Gammarus minus" ISBN 0-674-00425-6
• Jones, William K. Karst Waters Institute. 1997. "Karst Hydrology Atlas of West Virginia" ISBN 0-9640258-3-3

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Erreferentziak

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• Plethodontidae

Gyrinophilus subterraneus est une espèce d'urodèles de la famille des Plethodontidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce est endémique du Sud-Est de la Virginie-Occidentale aux États-Unis. Elle se rencontre dans le réseau de cavernes General Davis Cave system dans le comté de Greenbrier^[1].

Étymologie

Le nom spécifique subterraneus vient du latin subterraneus, souterrain, en référence à son habitat.

Publication originale

• Besharse & Holsinger, 1977 : Gyrinophilus subterraneus, a new troglobitic salamander from southern West Virginia. Copeia, vol. 1977, n^o 4, p. 624-634.

Notes et références

Gyrinophilus subterraneus é um anfíbio caudado da família Plethodontidae endémica da Virgínia Ocidental.

Referências

• Besharse and Holsinger, 1977, Copeia, 1977: 626.
• Collins, 1997, Herpetol. Circ., 25: 7.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Versão 5.3. Base de dados electrónica do American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Gyrinophilus subterraneus^{[ligação inativa]} (Acesso a 9 de abril de 2009).
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. 2009. Berkeley, California: Gyrinophilus subterraneus.

Gyrinophilus subterraneus (tên tiếng Anh: West Virginia Spring Salamander) là một loài kỳ giông thuộc họ Plethodontidae. Đây là loài đặc hữu của Hoa Kỳ.

Môi trường sống tự nhiên của chúng là carxtơ nội địa và hang. Chúng hiện đang bị đe dọa vì mất môi trường sống.

Tham khảo

• Hammerson, G & Beachy, C. 2004. Gyrinophilus subterraneus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Truy cập 23 tháng 7 năm 2007.
• Salamanders of West Virginia by Thomas Pauley
• Culver, David. C, Kane, Thomas C, Fong, Daniel. 1995. Harvard University Press. "Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves," the Evolution of Gammarus minus" ISBN 0674004256

Liên kết ngoài

• The Greenbrier River Watershed Association for more information about the karstic biota of the region
• The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia
• West Virginia Cave Conservancy A 501(c)3 Nonprofit dedicated to acquiring caves and the conservation and protection of caves within West Virginia.
• National Speleological Society The purpose of this Society shall be to promote interest in and to advance in any and all ways the study and science of speleology, the protection of caves and their natural contents, và to promote fellowship among those interested therein.

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