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Hello friends,

I have a tiger salamander and a young axolotl, I was just wondering about other names i've heard them called. What is the difference between mud puppies, water dogs and how to they relate to axolotls and tiger salamanders? When I first got my tiger salamander the guy told me it was a water dog (at this point it looked like an axolotl with the feathery gills). Any help is appreciate, thank you!
 
meganderrick said:
Hello friends,

I have a tiger salamander and a young axolotl, I was just wondering about other names i've heard them called. What is the difference between mud puppies, water dogs and how to they relate to axolotls and tiger salamanders? When I first got my tiger salamander the guy told me it was a water dog (at this point it looked like an axolotl with the feathery gills). Any help is appreciate, thank you!
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I think water dog is the name for the larval tiger salamander and mudpuppy is the name for the aquatic Necturus*sp salamanders

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Usually in the states the names are used as common general slang for any gilled neonate salamander/newt, almost like pollywog or tadpole. True waterdogs or mudpuppies are of the necturus species. Its thought to have started because of peoples inability to tell the 2 apart and just started calling everything with gills waterdogs or mudpuppies.
 
Common names change from place to place. Many times more than one animal has the same common name. That's why it is best to reference scientific names.
 
Sorry I misused neonate. :happy:
 
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