Taxonomy
It was described in 1947 but later synonymized with the southeastern dwarf salamander (''Eurycea quadridigitata''). However, a 2017 study used . In addition, genetic studies indicate that it may be more closely related to the radiation of neotenic '' Eurycea'' of the Edwards Plateau in Texas than to the rest of the ''E. quadridigitata'' complex.Distribution
It ranges from southern Mississippi east through Louisiana to eastern Texas.References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q47972425 Paludicola Endemic amphibians of the United States Amphibians described in 1947 Taxa named by Myron Budd Mittleman