moves the tail laterally at a right angle to the body while the female continues rubbing the base of the tail. The male then leads the female forward, bends his body into an S-shaped pattern, and deposits a spermatophore on the substrate. He next leads the female forward with the tail extended laterally until she picks up the spermatophore cap with her cloacal lips. The spermatophore consists of a crescent-shaped white sperm cap over a clear, gelatinous base that is about four times longer than it is wide. See also Axolotl Blanco blind salamander References External links University of Michigan Museum of Zoology ESA endangered species Eurycea Cave salamanders Amphibians of the United States Endemic fauna of Texas San Marcos, Texas Amphibians described in 1896 Taxa named by Leonhard Stejneger