Necturus louisianensis
Viosca, 1938
nek-TUR-uss — loo-ee-zee-uh-NEN-sis
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
This taxon was treated as a full species by Chabarria et al. (2018, Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 56: 352–363), elevating it from a subspecies of N. maculosus.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2024.01.22.00.28.06)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Waterdog (Necturus maculosus maculosus: Smith, Hobart M. 1934. The Amphibians of Kansas. American Midland Naturalist 15(4):377-527); Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus maculosus: Smith, Hobart M. 1934. The Amphibians of Kansas. American Midland Naturalist 15(4):377-527); Red River Waterdog (Necturus maculosus louisianensis: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1938
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Viosca, Percy, Jr. A new waterdog from central Louisiana. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 51:143-146
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1948
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Sanders, Ottys. Necturus and Amphiuma in Texas. Herpetologica 4:167-168
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1954
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Cagle, Fred R. Observations on the life history of the salamander Necturus louisianensis. Copeia 1954(4):257-260
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1967
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Shoop, C. Robert, and G. E. Gunning. Seasonal activity and movements of Necturus in Louisiana. Copeia 1967(4):732-737
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1985
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Sessions, Stanley K. and John E. Wiley. Chromosome evolution in salamanders of the genus Necturus. Brimleyana (10):37-52
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1988
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Maxson, Linda R., Paul E. Moler, B. W. Mansell, and L. R. Maxson. Albumin Evolution in Salamanders of the Genus Necturus. Journal of Herpetology 22(2):231-235
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1991
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Collins, Joseph T. Viewpoint: A new taxonomic arrangement for some North American amphibins and reptiles Herpetological Review 22(2):42-43
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2004
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Taggart, Travis W. Life history. Necturus louisianensis. New maximum length for entire range. Journal of Kansas Herpetology (10):11
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2014
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Crother, Brian I. The bold taxonomic hypotheses of Collins (1991): 23 years later. Herpetological Review 45(2):268-272
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2017
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Chabarria, Ryan E., Christopher M. Murray, Paul E. Molerm, Henry L. Bart Jr., Brian I. Crother, and Craig Guyer. Evolutionary insights into the North American Necturus beyeri
complex (Amphibia: Caudata) based on molecular genetic and
morphological analyses. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 56(3):352–363
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