Journal
SUBTERRANEAN BIOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue -, Pages 29-38Publisher
INT SOC SUBTERRANEAN BIOL
DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.28.30506
Keywords
amphibian; habitat; life history; paedomorphosis; subterranean
Funding
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service [F17AC00939]
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Lungless salamanders in the family Plethodontidae exhibit an impressive array of life history strategies and occur in a diversity of habitats, including caves. However, relationships between life history, habitat, and body size remain largely unresolved. During an ongoing study on the demography and life history of the paedomorphic, cave-obligate Berry Cave Salamander (Gyrinophilus gulolineatus, Brandon 1965), we discovered an exceptionally large individual from the type locality, Berry Cave, Roane County, Tennessee, USA. Th is salamander measured 145 mm in body length and represents not only the largest G. gulolineatus and Gyrinophilus ever reported, but also the largest plethodontid salamander in the United States. We discuss large body size in G. gulolineatus and compare body size in other large plethodontid salamanders in relation to life history and habitat.
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