Tennessee Cave Salamander

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tennessee_Cave_Salamander
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:class gptkb:Amphibia
gptkbp:color pale pink
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Tennessee_Cave_Salamander
gptkbp:conservationStatus Vulnerable
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Paul_E._Bishop
gptkbp:describedYear 1941
gptkbp:diet small aquatic invertebrates
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:endemicTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eyeDevelopment reduced
gptkbp:family gptkb:Plethodontidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Gyrinophilus
gptkbp:habitat caves
underground streams
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tennessee Cave Salamander
gptkbp:IUCNStatus VU
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage neotenic
gptkbp:notableFeature blind or nearly blind
lives entire life in larval form
gptkbp:order gptkb:Caudata
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction eggs laid in water
gptkbp:respiration gills
cutaneous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Gyrinophilus_palleucus
gptkbp:threats habitat destruction
water pollution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Symbols_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6