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amphibian, salamanders, caudata, caudate, proteidae, necturus alabamensis,
necturus beyeri, necturus lewisi, necturus louisianensis, necturus maculosus,
nectrus punctatus, alabama waterdog, gulf coast waterdog, neuse river waterdog,
red river mudpuppy, mudpuppy,dwarf waterdog, proteus, proteus anguinus, olm, the olm, neoteny
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Proteidae (Gray,
1825) Mudpuppies, Waterdogs, and Olms
 The
family Proteidae contains a small group of
paedomorphic, fully
aquatic salamanders, commonly referred to as waterdogs or mudpuppies, and
the Olm. The names "mudpuppy" and "waterdog" are
thought to have arisen from a myth that these species make a barking
sound when disturbed.
Proteids are known for their ability to reach sexual maturity and
reproduce in the larval stage (neoteny). This family also includes the only species of the genus Proteus,
Proteus anguinus, the Olm.
Waterdogs and mudpuppies are distributed
throughout the eastern portion of the United States, and the Olm is found
in southern Europe...more
about Proteidae.
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| Genus Necturus (Rafinesque, 1819) Mudpuppies & Waterdogs
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| Genus Proteus (Laurenti, 1768) Olms
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Amphibian Taxonomy References
AmphibiaWeb (2003). http://amphibiaweb.org/.
(Accessed: 2001-2003).
Beltz, Ellin (2003). North American Reptile and Amphibian Names. Ellin
Beltz. http://ebeltz.net/herps/etyhome.html
(Accessed: 2001).
Center for North American Herpetology (2003). http://www.cnah.org/
(Accessed: 2000).
Collins, Joseph T. Standard Common and Scientific Names for
North American Amphibians & Reptiles (3rd ed.). Society for
the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles (SSAR), 1990.
Duellman, W.E. and L. Trueb. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw
Hill, New York, 1986.
Fowler, Henry W. Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum,
1906 - With A Report of the Amphibians and Reptiles of New Jersey
and a Supplement to the Fishes of New Jersey. Trenton, New
Jersey State Museum, 1906.
Frank, Norman, and E. Ramus. Complete Guide to Scientific and
Common Names of Reptiles & Amphibians of the World. N.G.
Publishing, 1996.
Frost, Darrel. R. Amphibian Species of the World. Allen
Press and the Association of Systematics Collections. Lawrence, KS,
1985.
Frost, Darrel R. (2004). Amphibian Species of the World 3.0. American
Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php
(Accessed: 2004).
Halliday, Tim R., and Kraig Adler (editors). The New
Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians. Facts on File, New
York, 2002.
Jordan, David S. A Manual of Vertebrates of the Northern
United States Including the District East of the Mississippi River
and North of North Carolina and Tennessee, Exclusive to Marine
Species. Chicago, 1878.
Larson, Allan. 1991. A molecular perspective on the evolutionary
relationships of the salamander families. Evolutionary Biology
25: 211-277.
Larson, Allan (2004). Terrestrial Vertebrates. Tree of Life Web
Project. http://www.tolweb.org/tree?group=terrestrial_vertebrates.
(Accessed: 2004).
Schleich, Hermann H., and Werner Kastle (editors). Amphibians
and Reptiles of Nepal. Koeltz, Koningstein, 2002.
Stebbins, Robert. Western Reptiles & Amphibians (3rd ed.).
Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003.
Titus, T.A. and A. Larson. 1995. A molecular phylogenetic
perspective on the evolutionary radiation of the salamander family
Salamandridae. Systematic Biology 44: 125-151. |
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Amphibian Taxonomy References
AmphibiaWeb (2003). http://amphibiaweb.org/.
(Accessed: 2001-2003).
Beltz, Ellin (2003). North American Reptile and Amphibian Names. Ellin
Beltz. http://ebeltz.net/herps/etyhome.html
(Accessed: 2001).
Center for North American Herpetology (2003). http://www.cnah.org/
(Accessed: 2000).
Collins, Joseph T. Standard Common and Scientific Names for
North American Amphibians & Reptiles (3rd ed.). Society for
the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles (SSAR), 1990.
Duellman, W.E. and L. Trueb. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw
Hill, New York, 1986.
Fowler, Henry W. Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum,
1906 - With A Report of the Amphibians and Reptiles of New Jersey
and a Supplement to the Fishes of New Jersey. Trenton, New
Jersey State Museum, 1906.
Frank, Norman, and E. Ramus. Complete Guide to Scientific and
Common Names of Reptiles & Amphibians of the World. N.G.
Publishing, 1996.
Frost, Darrel. R. Amphibian Species of the World. Allen
Press and the Association of Systematics Collections. Lawrence, KS,
1985.
Frost, Darrel R. (2004). Amphibian Species of the World 3.0. American
Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php
(Accessed: 2004).
Halliday, Tim R., and Kraig Adler (editors). The New
Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians. Facts on File, New
York, 2002.
Jordan, David S. A Manual of Vertebrates of the Northern
United States Including the District East of the Mississippi River
and North of North Carolina and Tennessee, Exclusive to Marine
Species. Chicago, 1878.
Larson, Allan. 1991. A molecular perspective on the evolutionary
relationships of the salamander families. Evolutionary Biology
25: 211-277.
Larson, Allan (2004). Terrestrial Vertebrates. Tree of Life Web
Project. http://www.tolweb.org/tree?group=terrestrial_vertebrates.
(Accessed: 2004).
Schleich, Hermann H., and Werner Kastle (editors). Amphibians
and Reptiles of Nepal. Koeltz, Koningstein, 2002.
Stebbins, Robert. Western Reptiles & Amphibians (3rd ed.).
Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003.
Titus, T.A. and A. Larson. 1995. A molecular phylogenetic
perspective on the evolutionary radiation of the salamander family
Salamandridae. Systematic Biology 44: 125-151. |
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