Ambystoma texanum (Smallmouth Salamander)

SMALLMOUTH SALAMANDER Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855)

      STATUS:  Common

      LOCALITIES OBSERVED:  Collin Co.:  near Farmersville, 2 mi W of Wylie, and Nevada;  Dallas Co.:  Skillman Av. at White Rock Creek, Hampton Rd. at Irving Blvd., North Lake area, and prairie area near Oats and I-635;  Denton Co.:  near Roanoke and .5 mi E FM 2153 on FM 428;  Johnson Co.:  13.6 mi W of Rio Vista at Johnson Ranch;  Kaufman Co.:  8 mi SW Tx 34 on FM 2578;  Parker Co.:  4.1 mi NW US 377 on FM 1187, .8 mi E FM 5 on FM 2376, Willow Park area, 6.5 mi W of Weatherford, 6.2 mi S of FM 2871 on US 377, and 6 mi N of Weatherford;  Tarrant Co.:  Cas Edwards Ranch, Benbrook-Aledo Rd., Clear Fork of the Trinity River at US 377 bridge, Botanic Gardens, and S of Arlington on FM 157;  Wise Co.:  Lyndon B. Johnson Nat'l Grasslands and 2 mi E of Decatur

    DOCUMENTED COUNTIES:   Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise

    HABITAT:  Fort Worth Prairie, Mesquite Grand Prairie, Blackland Prairie, Trinity River Bottoms, Brazos River Bottoms, Post Oak Belt, and Western Cross Timbers

    COMMENTS:  Most of the preceeding observations form Dallas and Tarrant Counties were before development of those areas.