Found during a Hellbender inventory trip with biologists from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Clarion University. This guy is now the proud owner of an rfid chip.
The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) is a giant salamander, native to North America. which inhabits large, swiftly flowing streams with rocky bottoms. It is the monotypic species within Cryptobranchus, with two subspecies.
