Home Austin Blind Salamander Description Aquatic its entire life Needs flowing water with a fairly consistent temperature of 70ºF Thought to spend all or most of its life in the aquifer Occasionally individuals observed at the surface; may have been washed through the spring outlets Eggs have been observed in captivity, but not in the wild ½” to over 3” long Translucent surface with three pairs of red external gills Pearly-white to lavender colored Square-shaped snout Eye-spots, but no image-forming eyes Eats aquatic macro invertebrates and may eat juvenile salamanders or salamander eggs