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Paranecturus
The family Proteidae is a group of aquatic salamanders found today in the Balkan Peninsula and North America. The range of the genus ''Necturus'' (commonly known as waterdogs or mudpuppies) runs from southern central Canada, through the midwestern United States, east to North Carolina and south to Georgia and Mississippi. The range of the olm, the only extant member of the genus ''Proteus'', is limited to the Western Balkans. The fossil record of the family extends into the end of the Late Cretaceous, with '' Paranecturus'' being known from the Maastrichtian of North America. Taxonomy Proteidae, is divided into two extant genera, ''Necturus'' with five North American species, and ''Proteus'' with one extant European species, the olm. A number of extinct genera are known extending back to the end of the Late Cretaceous. Family Proteidae * Genus ''Necturus'' ** Alabama waterdog (''N. alabamensis'') ** Western waterdog (''N. beyeri'') **Neuse River waterdog (''N. lewisi'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranecturus Garbanii
The family Proteidae is a group of aquatic salamanders found today in the Balkan Peninsula and North America. The range of the genus ''Necturus'' (commonly known as waterdogs or mudpuppies) runs from southern central Canada, through the midwestern United States, east to North Carolina and south to Georgia and Mississippi. The range of the olm, the only extant member of the genus ''Proteus'', is limited to the Western Balkans. The fossil record of the family extends into the end of the Late Cretaceous, with '' Paranecturus'' being known from the Maastrichtian of North America. Taxonomy Proteidae, is divided into two extant genera, ''Necturus'' with five North American species, and ''Proteus'' with one extant European species, the olm. A number of extinct genera are known extending back to the end of the Late Cretaceous. Family Proteidae * Genus ''Necturus'' ** Alabama waterdog (''N. alabamensis'') ** Western waterdog (''N. beyeri'') **Neuse River waterdog (''N. lewisi'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranecturus
The family Proteidae is a group of aquatic salamanders found today in the Balkan Peninsula and North America. The range of the genus ''Necturus'' (commonly known as waterdogs or mudpuppies) runs from southern central Canada, through the midwestern United States, east to North Carolina and south to Georgia and Mississippi. The range of the olm, the only extant member of the genus ''Proteus'', is limited to the Western Balkans. The fossil record of the family extends into the end of the Late Cretaceous, with '' Paranecturus'' being known from the Maastrichtian of North America. Taxonomy Proteidae, is divided into two extant genera, ''Necturus'' with five North American species, and ''Proteus'' with one extant European species, the olm. A number of extinct genera are known extending back to the end of the Late Cretaceous. Family Proteidae * Genus ''Necturus'' ** Alabama waterdog (''N. alabamensis'') ** Western waterdog (''N. beyeri'') **Neuse River waterdog (''N. lewisi'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necturus Maculosus
The common mudpuppy (''Necturus maculosus'') is a species of salamander in the genus ''Necturus''. They live an entirely aquatic lifestyle in parts of North America in lakes, rivers, and ponds. They go through paedomorphosis and retain their external gills. Because skin and lung respiration alone is not sufficient for gas exchange, mudpuppies must rely on external gills as their primary means of gas exchange. They are usually a rusty brown color and can grow to an average length of .Gans, C., and R. A. Nussbaum (1981). "The Mudpuppy." ''Vertebrates, a Laboratory Text.'' Ed. Norman K. Wessells and Elizabeth M. Center. 2nd ed. Los Altos, Calif.: W. Kaufmann, pp. 108–41. Mudpuppies are nocturnal creatures, and come out during the day only if the water in which they live is murky. Their diet consists of almost anything they can get in their mouths, including insects, mollusks, and earthworms (as well as other annelids). Once a female mudpuppy reaches sexual maturity at six years of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River Waterdog
The Red River waterdog (''Necturus louisianensis''), also called Louisiana waterdog, is a species of aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae. Taxonomy Some taxonomic authorities consider this salamander to be a subspecies of the common mudpuppy (''N. maculosus)'' as ''N. maculosus louisianensis'', or the Red River mudpuppy. The Red River waterdog was proposed as a separate species from the common mudpuppy by Collins in 1991 and 1997, but supporting data was lacking. Petranka (1998) and Crother (2000) both treated this animal as a subspecies.Geoffrey Hammerson (2004''Necturus maculosus'' In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Phylogenetic and morphological analyses done by Chabbaria ''et al.'' 2018, confirmed them as being distinct species''.'' However, some authorities still keep it as a subspecies. Geographic range It is found in southeastern Kansas, southern Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and northcentral Louisiana. It lives only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mioproteus Wezei
''Mioproteus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders from Neogene Europe. Its living relatives are the olm and the mudpuppies. The species ''M. caucasicus'' is from the Middle Miocene. The species ''M. wezei'' first appears in the fossil record during the Pliocene, then disappears during the Middle Pleistocene. See also * Prehistoric amphibian * List of prehistoric amphibians This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accep ... References Quaternary amphibians of Europe Pliocene amphibians Miocene amphibians Miocene genus first appearances Pleistocene genus extinctions Pleistocene amphibians Neogene amphibians of Europe Cenozoic salamanders Fossil taxa described in 1978 Proteidae Prehistoric amphibian genera {{paleo-salamander-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mioproteus Caucasicus
''Mioproteus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders from Neogene Europe. Its living relatives are the olm and the mudpuppies. The species ''M. caucasicus'' is from the Middle Miocene. The species ''M. wezei'' first appears in the fossil record during the Pliocene, then disappears during the Middle Pleistocene. See also * Prehistoric amphibian * List of prehistoric amphibians This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted g ... References Quaternary amphibians of Europe Pliocene amphibians Miocene amphibians Miocene genus first appearances Pleistocene genus extinctions Pleistocene amphibians Neogene amphibians of Europe Cenozoic salamanders Fossil taxa described in 1978 Proteidae Prehistoric amphibian genera {{paleo-salamander-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mioproteus
''Mioproteus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders from Neogene Europe. Its living relatives are the olm and the mudpuppies. The species ''M. caucasicus'' is from the Middle Miocene. The species ''M. wezei'' first appears in the fossil record during the Pliocene, then disappears during the Middle Pleistocene. See also * Prehistoric amphibian * List of prehistoric amphibians This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accep ... References Quaternary amphibians of Europe Pliocene amphibians Miocene amphibians Miocene genus first appearances Pleistocene genus extinctions Pleistocene amphibians Neogene amphibians of Europe Cenozoic salamanders Fossil taxa described in 1978 Proteidae Prehistoric amphibian genera {{paleo-salamander-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthophyia Longa
''Orthophyia longa'' is a prehistoric proteid salamander from the Miocene of Germany. The only known specimen is now lost. See also * List of prehistoric amphibian genera This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted gen ... References Prehistoric amphibian genera Miocene amphibians Proteidae Neogene amphibians of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1845 {{paleo-salamander-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthophyia
''Orthophyia longa'' is a prehistoric proteid salamander from the Miocene of Germany. The only known specimen is now lost. See also * List of prehistoric amphibian genera This list of prehistoric amphibians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be amphibians, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted gen ... References Prehistoric amphibian genera Miocene amphibians Proteidae Neogene amphibians of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1845 {{paleo-salamander-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in 2009 by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the cutoff of the Pleistocene and the preceding Pliocene was regarded as being 1.806 million years Before Present (BP). Publications from earlier years may use either definition of the period. The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek grc, label=none, πλεῖστος, pleīstos, most and grc, label=none, καινός, kainós (latinized as ), 'new'. At the end of the preceding Pliocene, the previously isolated North and South American continents were joined by the Isthmus of Panama, causing Great American Interchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proteus Bavaricus
The olm or proteus (''Proteus anguinus'') is an aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae, the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe. In contrast to most amphibians, it is entirely aquatic, eating, sleeping, and breeding underwater. Living in caves found in the Dinaric Alps, it is endemic to the waters that flow underground through the extensive limestone bedrock of the karst of Central and Southeastern Europe in the basin of the Soča River ( it, Isonzo) near Trieste, Italy, southwestern Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Introduced populations are found near Vicenza, Italy, and Kranj, Slovenia. It is also called the "human fish" by locals because of its fleshy skin color (translated literally from sl, človeška ribica, mk, човечка рипка, hr, čovječja ribica, bs, čovječja ribica sr, човечја рибица), as well as "cave salamander" or "white salamander". In Slovenia, it is called ''močeril'' (from *''močerъ'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
