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This hellbender subspecies inhabits the White River and Spring River systems in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, and its population has declined an estimated 75 % since the 1980s, with only about 590 individuals remaining in the wild.
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hellbender and Missouri
Some hellbender populations — namely a few in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee — have historically been noted to be quite abundant, but several anthropogenic maladies have converged on the species such that it has seen serious population decline throughout its range.
The Ozark hellbender was successfully bred in captivity for the first time at the St. Louis Zoo, in a joint project with the Missouri Department of Conservation, hatching on Nov. 15, 2011.
hellbender and its
The hellbender has working lungs, but gill slits are often retained although only immature specimens have true gills ; the hellbender absorbs oxygen from the water through capillaries of its side-frills.
If a hellbender ends up in an area of slowly moving water, not enough water will pass over its skin in a given time period, making it difficult to garner enough oxygen to support necessary respiratory functions.
hellbender and population
Research throughout the range of the hellbender has shown a dramatic decline in population abundance in the majority of locations.
Due to the steep decline in population in the past 30 years, the zoo conducted a thorough survey, with the help of the AZA, into the hellbender populations of western North Carolina.
hellbender and has
The hellbender has a few characteristics that make it distinguishable from other native salamanders — these include a gigantic, dorsoventrally flattened body with thick folds travelling down the sides, a single open gill slit on each side, and hind feet that have five toes each.
Furthermore, the average size of C. a. alleganiensis has been reported to be 45-60 cm ( with some being reported as reaching up to 74 cm -- 30 "), while N. m. maculosus has a reported average size of 28-40 cm in length, which means that hellbender adults will still generally be notably larger than even the biggest mudpuppies.
The hellbender salamander is considered to be a “ habitat specialist ”— in other words, it has adapted to fill a specific niche within a very specific environment.
Several researcher note that cannibalism — mainly on eggs — has been known to occur within hellbender populations, and one researcher claims that perhaps density is maintained — and density dependence in turn created — in part by intraspecific predation.
As many of these detrimental effects have done irreversible damage to hellbender populations, it is important to conserve the remaining intact populations through protecting habitats and — perhaps in places where the species was once endemic and has been extirpated — by augmenting numbers through reintroduction.
The Ozark hellbender has been listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Oct. 5, 2011.
hellbender and with
This demarcation can be made by noting the presence of external gills in the mudpuppy, which are lacking in the hellbender, as well as by noting the presence of four toes on each hind foot of the mudpuppy ( in contrast with the hellbender ’ s five ).
hellbender and only
A number of fossil cryptobranchids have been found but there are only three living species, the Chinese giant salamander ( Andrias davidianus ), the Japanese giant salamander ( Andrias japonicus ) and the hellbender ( Cryptobranchus alleganiensis ) from North America.
hellbender and .
Because oxygen concentration in the water increases at both low temperatures and high flow rates, aquatic amphibians in these situations can rely primarily on cutaneous respiration, as in the Titicaca water frog and the hellbender salamander.
The male hellbender, a primitive salamander, excavates an underwater nest and encourages females to lay there.
The hellbender ( Cryptobranchus alleganiensis ), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of giant salamander that is endemic to eastern North America.
The origin of the name " hellbender " is unclear.
The name ' hellbender ' probably comes from the animal ’ s odd look.
This specialism likely aided the decline in hellbender populations, as collecting was made easier by being able to easily spot their specific habitat selection.
Once a hellbender finds a favorable location, it generally does not stray too far from it — except occasionally for breeding and hunting — and will protect it from other hellbenders both in and out of the breeding season.
Unlike most salamanders, the hellbender performs external fertilization.
Cannibalism, however, leads to a much lower number of eggs in hellbender nests than would be predicted by ovarian counts.
subspecies and inhabits
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subspecies and White
Although originally considered a subspecies of A. ramidus, in 2004 anthropologists Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Gen Suwa, and Tim D. White published an article elevating A. kadabba to species level on the basis of newly-discovered teeth from Ethiopia.
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The subspecies differ only slightly in size and plumage tone, with the exception of subspecies occidentalis, which as well as normal colored birds, also has a distinct white morph, known as the Great White Heron ( not to be confused with the Great Egret, for which " Great White Heron " was once a common name ).
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The name had been in use colloquially for the Pied subspecies of the White Wagtail ( Motacilla alba ) on the Isle of Man, and Northern Ireland.
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The Reichel's Margined White butterfly is one of the many subspecies of Pieris marginalis.
There has been a long debate among experts as to whether it is an independent species or only a subspecies of the " Green-veined White ", Pieris napi.
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