Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801)

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Accidental

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Alabama.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Alabama

Counties

Alabama

Jackson

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

VU Vulnerable

Assessed in 2022.

NatureServe

G3 Vulnerable

National ranks

United States

N3 Vulnerable

Subnational ranks

Missouri

S1 Critically Imperiled

Illinois

SH Possibly Extirpated

Georgia

S3 Vulnerable

Indiana

S1 Critically Imperiled

Kentucky

SNR Unranked

West Virginia

S2 Imperiled

Maryland

S1 Critically Imperiled

Mississippi

S1 Critically Imperiled

Alabama

S1 Critically Imperiled

Ohio

S1 Critically Imperiled

Pennsylvania

S2 Imperiled

North Carolina

S3 Vulnerable

Arkansas

S1 Critically Imperiled

Virginia

S2 Imperiled

Tennessee

S3 Vulnerable

New York

S1 Critically Imperiled

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

• McGregor, S.W., Rheams, K.F., O'Neil, P.E., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1994. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. 226 pp.
• McGregor, S.W., O'Neil, P.E., Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1997. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin 166: 1–198.

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