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The U.S. state of Alabama has 73 known indigenous amphibian species. [1] These indigenous species include 30 frog and toad species and 43 salamander species. [2] [3] [4] Two of these native species may have become extirpated within the state. They are the Mississippi gopher frog and flatwoods salamander. [1] [5]
The Alabama shad grows to be 12–18 inches (30–46 cm) in length [4] and may reach 3 pounds (1.4 kg). [5] The upper jaw of the fish bears a median notch. [6] The Alabama shad has 42 to 48 gill rakers on the first gill arch's lower limb, [7] which is intermediate between those of two anadromous clupeids from the Atlantic coast, the hickory shad (Alosa mediocris) [8] and the American shad (A ...
†Bananogmius crieleyi – type locality for species †Bananogmius zitteli – or unidentified comparable form †Banis; Barbatia †Belemnitella †Belemnitella americana †Belemnitida; Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Belonostomus †Belonostomus; Botula †Botula carolinensis †Botula conchafodentis †Botula ripleyana
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
The U.S. state of Alabama is home to these known indigenous mammal species. [1] Historically, the state's indigenous species included one armadillo species, sixteen bat species, thirteen carnivore species, six insectivore species, one opossum species, four rabbit species, twenty-two rodent species, and three ungulate species.
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The fish has a distinctive yellowish-orange color, grows to a size of about 30 in (76 cm) long and 2 to 3 lb (0.9–1.4 kg), and is believed to have a lifespan of 12 to 20 years. Biologists have known of the fish since the 1950s or 1960s, but the large diversity of aquatic species in Alabama prevented formal identification until 1991.
On 2 January 2018, the Alabama waterdog gained federal protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Along with its listing, 420 river miles of critical habitat gained protection from activities that could be injurious to the salamander. Parties wishing to undertake actions that may damage the salamander's critical habitat must now apply ...