Mudpuppies and Waterdogs
Necturus
Necturus is a genus of aquatic salamanders in the family Proteidae. Species of the genus are native to the eastern United States and Canada. They are commonly known as waterdogs and mudpuppies. The common mudpuppy (N. maculosus) is probably the best-known species – as an amphibian with gill slits, it is often dissected in comparative anatomy classes. The common mudpuppy has the largest distribution of any fully aquatic salamander in North America.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Common Mudpuppy
speciesNecturus maculosus
Dwarf Waterdog
speciesNecturus punctatus
Gulf Coast Waterdog
speciesNecturus beyeri
Escambia Waterdog
speciesNecturus mounti
Red River Mudpuppy
speciesNecturus louisianensis
Neuse River Waterdog
speciesNecturus lewisi
Apalachicola Waterdog
speciesNecturus moleri
Alabama Waterdog
speciesNecturus alabamensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27679.