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Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821 - Hellbenders


Missouri Cryptobranchus (Hellbenders)


Native Status

Cryptobranchus (Hellbenders) is native to Missouri.

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
Order:
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 - Salamanders
Family:
Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1825 - Giant Salamanders
Genus:
Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821 - Hellbenders

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)