Basic information

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Hellbender

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumChordata

ClassAmphibians

OrderSalamanders

FamilyGiant salamanders

GenusCryptobranchus

Czech name: Velemlok americký
English name: Hellbender
Alternative names: Allegheny alligator, Eastern Hellbender, Snot Otter
Synonyms: Abranchus alleganensis, Abranchus alleghaniensis, Abranchus horrida, Amphiuma gigantea, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi, Cryptobranchus alleghaniensis, Cryptobranchus bishopi, Cryptobranchus fuscus, Cryptobranchus guildayi, Cryptobranchus salamandroides, Cryptobranchus terassodactylos, Eurycea mucronata, Menopoma alleghaniense, Menopoma alleghaniensis, Menopoma fusca, Menopoma fuscum, Menopoma gigantea, Molge gigantea, Protonopsis fusca, Protonopsis horrida, Salamandra alleganensis, Salamandra alleganiensis, Salamandra alleghanensis, Salamandra alleghaniensis, Salamandra gigantea, Salamandra horrida, Salamandrops alleghaniensis, Salamandrops giganteus, Triton alleganiensis, Triton alleghaniensis, Urotropis mucronata