Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals Subkingdom: Bilateria Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates Subphylum: Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Amphibia – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians Order: Caudata – salamandres, salamandra, Salamanders Family: Proteidae Gray, 1825 – Mudpuppies, Olms, Waterdogs Genus: Necturus Rafinesque, 1819 – Mudpuppies, Waterdogs, Waterdogs & Mudpuppies Species: Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) – Mudpuppy, necture tacheté Location They are native to central North America. They live at the bottom of freshwater streams, ponds, and lakes and need plenty of cover from submerged rocks, logs, and leaf litter.
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