Salamanders reintroduced to Ohio waterways

[cbee44]

http://nbc4i.com/2016/09/11/salaman...io-waterways-as-part-of-repopulation-efforts/

 

[Sith the turtle]

Interesting article, thanks for the read!

 

[tipnatee]

I love those mud puppies , they looks very similar to axolotl but their behavior are most opposite .

 

[Chinadog]

I don't think the Hellbenders are referred to as mudpuppies? It's Necturus malacosus and sometimes other Necturus species that get that common name. I think it's just sloppy research by the author of the article?
Mudpuppies are cool though, I do agree with that.

 

[dac343]

I don't think the Hellbenders are referred to as mudpuppies? It's Necturus malacosus and sometimes other Necturus species that get that common name. I think it's just sloppy research by the author of the article?
Mudpuppies are cool though, I do agree with that.

It's probably one of the most common things to address in Hellbender conservation and probably one of the things that makes working with the public a bit difficult (discerning whether a person is talking about an actual bender or mudpuppy instead). Almost always they are referred to as mudpuppy's and even after addressing that its a completely different species, I often still hear them called that again later. Guess old habits die hard.