Hellbender
Scientific Name: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Size: 9-16 inches (24-40 cm) in length
PA Status: Species of special concern
PAHERP Resource: Monsters in the Water ...
Hellbender
Range
Native to 14 states in the south-eastern United States, including Arkansas, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Virginia.
Hellbender
Range:
Appalachian and Ozark Mountains of Eastern and Central United States
Habitat:
Spring-fed rivers
Conservation Status:
Near threatened
Scientific Name:
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis ...
Hellbender
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see salamander.
More on Hellbender
Salamander - an amphibian of the order Urodela, or Caudata.
Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Eastern Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Photo by JD Willson ...
Hellbenders are large aquatic salamanders that may reach 24 inches in length. They are generally brown with irregular, dark spots on the back.
Hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
The Hellbender is one of North America's largest salamanders (the largest in terms of body mass), reaching lengths of up to 22 inches or more.
Ozark Hellbender which has experienced alarming declines in recent times and is, in fact, in serious danger of
Having no living members.
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Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
Giant Salamanders (Family Proteidae)
Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) ...
eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)
eastern mud salamander (Pseudotriton montanus)
eastern narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
eastern spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrooki) ...
Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
Bolitoglossa (Bolitoglossa walkeri)
Chunky salamander (Pseudoeurycea cephalica)
Valdina farms salamander (Eurycea troglodytes)
Olympic torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus) ...
On Waterdogs, Mudpuppies, and the Occasional Hellbender
While most of the world's amphibian species are frogs, the class Amphibia boasts a wide assortment of often-bizarre life forms.
They are divided into about ten subgroups including mole salamanders, amphiumas, giant salamanders and hellbenders, Pacific giant salamanders, Asiatic salamanders, lungless salamanders, mudpuppies and waterdogs, torrent salamanders, ...
flattened from top to bottom, such as the body of the hellbender.
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North America has the hellbender and the mudpuppy which can reach the length of a foot or more. In Japan and China the giant salamander is found, which reaches 5 feet (1.5m) and weighs up to 30 kilograms].
 See also: Viper, Echidna, Tree kangaroo, Lemur, Beetle
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