Perhaps the strangest-looking animal in this catch was a species dubbed Eurycea rathbuni, now known as the Texas blind salamander. Upon discovery, herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger described them ...

Every year, more than 340,000 people visit the Barton Springs swimming hole in Austin, Texas. Few swimmers realize they're taking a dip in the home of one of North America's most endangered species — ...

The two-inch-long, “neotenic” Jollyville Plateau salamander retains gills for its entire life and spends all its time underwater, inhabiting springs, spring runs and wet caves fed by the Edwards ...