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The common mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) is a species of salamander in the family Proteidae. [3] It lives an entirely aquatic lifestyle in parts of North America in lakes, rivers, and ponds. It goes through paedomorphosis and retains its external gills . [ 4 ]
Name Species/Authority Order Family Range and status IUCN Red List Common mudpuppy: Necturus maculosus: Salamander: Proteidae: Common; Introduced to the Connecticut River in 1936; However, there are records from the Connecticut River in Connecticut as early as 1875; The mudpuppy has also been reported from lakes in Berkshire County which probably means it is native to Western Massachusetts
Necturus is a genus of aquatic salamanders in the family Proteidae. Species of the genus are native to the eastern United States and Canada. [2] [3] [4] They are commonly known as waterdogs and mudpuppies.
The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. It is the largest salamander in North America. A member of the family Cryptobranchidae, the hellbender is the only extant member of the genus Cryptobranchus.
The family Proteidae is a group of aquatic salamanders found today in the Balkan Peninsula and North America. The range of the genus Necturus (commonly known as waterdogs or mudpuppies) runs from southern central Canada, through the midwestern United States, east to North Carolina and south to Georgia and Mississippi. [1]
Six salamander mussel specimens collected from the Sangamon River on Oct. 2, 2024. “I was ecstatic and doing a happy dance in my head after finding the fresh dead shell.
Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) at vernal pool in MissouriHenry Street is a two-lane street in North Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) cross the street to get from their overwintering sites in the wooded area east of the roadway to their breeding sites to the west. [1]
There are a wide range of frogs, salamanders and caecilians that can be kept in an aquarium. Some of these are not found in the pet trade. This is usually because they're either too big for most commercial aquariums (ex: giant salamanders), are endangered (ex: achoques), or both.