Dwarf Waterdog (Necturus punctatus)
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Diet: Dwarf waterdogs will eat most animals that are small enough for them to swallow including worms, insects and other aquatic invertebrates.
Alabama waterdog (Necturus alabamensis)
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The Alabama Waterdog, Necturus alabamensis, is found in muddy-bottomed streams in the western panhandle. It is dark brown to black with small dark spots. It has four toes on each foot and a small ridge on its tail. It may reach a length of 8.75".
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.
Dwarf Waterdog - Necturus punctatus
Genus Notophthalmus - Newts
Texas Black-spotted Newt - Notophthalmus meridionalis meridionalis
Striped Newt - Notophthalmus perstriatus
Eastern Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens ...
dwarf waterdog (Necturus punctatus punctatus)
eastern cricket frog (Acris crepitans crepitans)
eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)
eastern mud salamander (Pseudotriton montanus) ...
Mudpuppies (also called waterdogs) are aquatic salamanders. Mudpuppies never lose their gills and spend their entire lives underwater. Adults have bright red external gills that expand or contract depending on how much oxygen is in the water.
Effective baits are waterdogs, liver, blood bait, shad, shrimp, anchovies, stink baits, hot dogs, minnows and worms. Contrary to myth, the "whiskers" are harmless to touch and used only to smell, taste and feel as it forages for food.
In the time of the Aztecs, axolotls (the name is derived from Atl=water and Xolotl=dog or Waterdog) provided food for the people and were also used to cure diseases such as consumption.
Mudpuppies, also called waterdogs, are one of only a few salamanders that make noise. They get their name from the somewhat embellished notion that their squeaky vocalizations sound like a dog's bark.
CAUDATA: Necturidae (Mudpuppies and Waterdogs) Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus ...
axolotls are pudgy while larval tigers have flatter heads and gills
albino axolotls are much more common than albino tigers
in my experience, most "waterdogs" in pet stores are tigers ...
Some animals that are suited to an aquatic terrarium are: turtles, frogs, newts, rubber eels, water snakes, mudpuppies, waterdogs and salamanders.
Semi-Aquatic Terrariums: ...
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, ...
 See also: Salamander, Dwarf Waterdog, Mudpuppy, Spotted Salamander, Reptile
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