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Mudpuppy/ Waterdog
Necturus maculosus maculosus
Previous researcher identified this taxon as Necturus maculosus (no subspecies designation). Status Details: Only record from 1905. See Below.(no subspecies designation), the name used by previous researchers, for information and references. In a pers. comm. with Larry Kallemeyn, who conducted a fish survey of 32 of ISRO's 42 named lakes in 1995 and 1996, he stated that he did not observe any mudpuppies and none of his field crew reported seeing any. Park Status Historic
Abundance Unknown
Residency Unknown
Other parks in which this species has been reported Nativity Native
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes
  • Pictured Rocks
  • Obed
  • Ozark
  • Little River Canyon
  • Indiana Dunes
  • Great Smoky Mountains
   
Note: Synonym generally means the species was first reported by researchers under a different or erroneous name.
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Synonym. Currently known as Necturus maculosus maculosus. Found in 1905, but not since, in Benson Creek (Daisy Farm) and Summer Lake. However, Harding and Holman (1992) illustrate the mudpuppy as present on ISRO in their state distribution map. Park Status False Report
Abundance Unknown
Residency Breeder
Other parks in which this species has been reported Nativity Native
  • Voyageurs
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes
  • Saint Croix
  • Natchez Trace (NATR)
  • New River Gorge
  • Mammoth Cave
  • Mississippi
  • Great Smoky Mountains
  • Cuyahoga Valley
  • Chickamauga & Chattanooga
  • Big South Fork
  • Blue Ridge
  • Arkansas Post
   

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