“…This view may persist for several of the following reasons: (1) several high profile, single-site endemic Eurycea species do not occur far beyond their large, highly modified spring habitats (e.g., E. sosorum : Chippindale, Price & Hillis, 1993 ; E. nana : Diaz et al, 2015 ; E. waterlooensis : Hillis et al, 2001 ); (2) ease of collection and high abundances around springs make these areas obvious locations for ecological studies ( Sweet, 1982 ; Bowles, Sanders & Hansen, 2006 ; Pierce et al, 2010 ; Bendik et al, 2014 ); or (3) physiological, morphological, or behavioral adaptations indicate the importance of groundwater-associated habitats to their evolutionary history ( Stejneger, 1896 ; Sweet, 1978 ; Sweet, 1984 ; Chippindale et al, 2000 ; Bendik et al, 2013a ). This habitat restriction is in contrast to most other Eurycea species that occupy headwater streams (in addition to seeps and springs) as aquatic larvae and paedomorphs ( Petranka, 1998 ; Tumlison & Cline, 1997 ; Martin et al, 2012 ; Steffen et al, 2014 ). These habitats are also present throughout the Edwards Plateau where springs emerge to feed headwater streams, potentially creating suitable habitat for salamanders within the stream or linking habitat patches (e.g., spring outlets) as a corridor for dispersal.…”