mudpuppy
Aquatic North American salamander
A mudpuppy is a large aquatic salamander native to North American lakes and streams, notable for retaining its feathery external gills throughout life rather than losing them at maturity.
Mudpuppies are nocturnal bottom-dwellers that can grow up to a foot long: We caught a mudpuppy while fishing in the lake.
Permanently larval salamander
- neotenyRetaining juvenile characteristics
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- larvalOf early insect stages
- caudataHaving a tail
newt · siren · hellbender · eft · herpetology · ectothermic · cold-blooded · carnivorous
Non-saline aquatic environment
- streamSteady continuous flow
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- pondSmall still body
wetland · benthic · sediment · silt · riverbed · substrate · rocky · underwater
Light and soft-textured
- reddishSlightly crimson in hue
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- brownishSomewhat earth-colored
spots · forelimbs · hindlimbs · cloaca · regeneration · cartilage
Expressed intent to harm
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- protectionGuarding against harm
monitoring · environmental · watershed · runoff · contaminants · preservation · vulnerable · wildlife
axolotl
Permanently larval salamander
- neotenyRetaining juvenile characteristics
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- larvalOf early insect stages
caudata · newt · siren · hellbender · eft · herpetology · ectothermic · cold-blooded · carnivorous · vertebrate
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
pond · wetland · benthic · sediment · silt · riverbed · substrate · rocky · underwater · oxygen
feathery
Light and soft-textured
brownish · spots · forelimbs · hindlimbs · cloaca · regeneration · cartilage
threatened
Expressed intent to harm
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- biodiversityRange of life forms
protection · monitoring · environmental · watershed · runoff · contaminants · preservation · vulnerable · wildlife
- amphibiansfrog, frogs, newt, toad, toads
- fish and amphibiansfish, shark, sharks, salmon, cod
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog
- semiaquatic animalsbeaver, otter, platypus, hippo, hippopotamus
- wetland lifebeaver, marsh, swamp, mangrove, mire
- stream lifebrook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, sculpin, darter
mudpuppyfrog
Tailless leaping amphibian
toad · bullfrog · tree frog · tiger salamander · spring peeper