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Basic information
Necturus maculosus
Mudpuppy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyMudpuppies and olms
GenusMudpuppies
- Czech name
- Žábronoš skvrnitý
- English name
- Mudpuppy
- Alternative names
- Common Mudpuppy, Muppy, Necture tacheté, Water Dog, Waterdog
- Synonyms
- Menobranchus lacepedii, Menobranchus latastei, Menobranchus lateralis, Menobranchus maculatus, Menobranchus sayii, Necturus lateralis, Necturus lateralis latastei, Necturus luteus, Necturus maculatus, Necturus maculosus maculosus, Necturus maculosus stictus, Necturus maculosus walkeri, Necturus phosphoreus, Phanerobranchus cepedii, Proteus canadensis, Proteus tetradactylus, Siredon hyemalis, Sirena maculosa, Triton lateralis
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 486 mm
- Body mass
- max 220.1 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 34 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 5–8 years
- Clutch size
- 36–68 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6491 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 463VD · COL26.9