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Scientific Name
Necturus maculosus maculosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Necturus maculosus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
common mudpuppy
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Proteidae |
| Genus | Necturus |
| Species | Necturus maculosus |
| Subspecies | Necturus maculosus maculosus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Known from across the Upper Peninsula. Single mudpuppy observed in Grand Sable Lake on 26 May 2012 by NPS staff. ; Data Source: Gary Casper review of species list, 2003.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
3/19/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
dloope@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/28/2013 8:44:20 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Mudpuppy is not tolerant of rotenone and lampricides (Harding and Holman, 1992)., Park Species Data Source: Casper, G.S. 2002. A Review of the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Lake Superior Watershed: Technical Report provided to the Terrestrial Wildlife Community Committee, for the Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan. Technical report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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