Missouri Cryptobranchus (Hellbenders)
- Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803) - Hellbender
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)