Pseudobranchus axanthus
Netting and Goin, 1942
SOO-doh-BRAN-kus — ay-ZAN-thus
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(, Literature Record),
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Occurrences:;
719
Total;
703
Museum;
16
Other
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for its lack of yellow pigmentation.
Pseudobranchus — From Greek pseudos (ψεῦδος), meaning “false,” and branchos (βράγχος), meaning “gill,” referring to the rudimentary gills in adults compared to those of Siren.
axanthus — From Greek a- (without) and xanthos (ξανθός), meaning “yellow”—thus, “without yellow,” referring to its grayish or dark coloration lacking yellow hues.