Summary ³

The Gulf Coast waterdog (Necturus beyeri) is a species of aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. This may be a species complex that could be split into different taxa as research indicates. It is closely related to Necturus alabamensis.

Sources and Credits

1. Brad M. Glorioso, USGS National Wetlands Research Center, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Necturus_beyeri.jpg
2. Brad M. Glorioso; USGS National Wetlands Research Center, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Necturus_beyeri_1.png
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necturus_beyeri

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Amphibian Species of the World
• AmphibiaWeb
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
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