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Texas Blind Cave Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)

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Texas Blind Cave Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)

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13 Feb 2023

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Is this species closely related to axolotls?

@DavidBrown Nope. They're part of the family Plethodontidae, while Axolotls are in family Ambystomatidae. Tiger Salamanders and Spotted Salamanders are more closely related to Axolotls.

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