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Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
(Daudin, 1803)
- hellbender
(amphibian)
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Cryptobranchus (Genus)
..Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Species) - hellbender
....Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis (Subspecies) - eastern hellbender
....Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi (Subspecies) - ozark hellbender
Authorship
Original name
:
Daudin, 1803 (An. XI). Hist. Nat. Gen. Part. Rept., 8: 231.
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:
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:
Types
Type of
:
Cryptobranchus
(Genus)
Leuckart, 1821
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis
(Daudin, 1803)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Cryptobranchus bishopi
Grobman, 1943
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Salamandra alleganiensis
Daudin, 1803
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
modderduivel
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
hellbender
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