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Ambystomatidae
Amphiumidae
Cryptobranchidae
Hynobiidae
Plethodontidae
Proteidae
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Salamandridae
Sirenidae
Gyrinophilus palleucus
Tennessee Cave Salamander
Subspecies:
G. p. necturoides
Big Mouth Cave Salamander
G. p. palleucus
Pale Salamander
Range
USA: Central Tennessee, northern Alabama and northwestern Georgia
IUCN Red Book
Vulnerable
CITES
No Listing
First described
McCrady, 1954
Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides
, larva of about 2 inches (5 cm), Big Mouth Cave.
Gyrinophilus palleucus necturoides
, adult, Big Mouth Cave.