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Da necturus Da NECTURUS

Cory, Jeffrey, Kummardar. Da necturus Da NECTURUS. Classification. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Proteidae Genus: Necturus Related animals: Mudpuppies. Habitat. Freshwater found in the eastern half of the United States

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Da necturus Da NECTURUS

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  1. Cory, Jeffrey, Kummardar DanecturusDa NECTURUS

  2. Classification • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Amphibia • Order: Caudata • Family: Proteidae • Genus:Necturus • Related animals: Mudpuppies

  3. Habitat • Freshwater • found in the eastern half of the United States • Live in rivers, lakes, Etc. • prefer hard cover (rocks, logs, and overhangs)

  4. Reproduction • Six years to reach maturity • Mate in autumn • Female pick up sperm dropped from males • Lay 20-200 eggs.

  5. Feeding • Eat: crustaceans, insects, fish, annelids, mollusks, and amphibians • Carnivore

  6. Circulation/Respiration • Closed Circulation • Absorb oxygen through there skin. • Lungs do very little for respiration • rely on external gills

  7. Nervous System • elongated spinal cord (Accounts for 75% of body) • Guarded by a set of ribs

  8. Movement • Can walk with there feet • Also can swim

  9. Reproduction • Six years to reach maturity • Mate in autumn • Female pick up sperm dropped from males • Lay 20-200 eggs.

  10. Interesting facts • Fishermen have caught them in large numbers, mostly ice fishing • Uses smell to comunicate

  11. Bibliograghy • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necturus , 15 March 2013 at 11:40 • http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Necturus/N_maculosus.shtml • Christie, Gavin. 2000. Protecting Mudpuppies, Protecting Stream Ecosystems.  Great Lakes Fishery Commission Forum: Fall 2000. Accessed 10 March 2005.   http://www.glfc.org/pubs/Forum_F00.pdf • Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2002 “Simpsonaias ambigua (Say): Salamander Mussel”. Accessed 5 March 2005. http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/abstracts/aquatics/Simpsonaias_ambigua.pdf • NatureServe Explorer. "Comprehensive Report: Necturus maculosus". Oct. 2004. Accessed 27 Feb 2005.http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=NECTURUS+MACULOSUS+ • Petranka, James W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institute Press: Washington. • Raffaelli, Jean. 2000. Observations on the reproduction of Necturus maculosus maculosus (Rafinesque) in captivity. Bull. Soc. Herp. Fr. 94: 25-27. • Sajdak, Richard A. 1982. “Seasonal activity patterns, habitat selection, and population structure of the Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus, in a Wisconsin stream.” MS Thesis; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. • Schmidt, Hunsinger, Coote, Griffin-Noyes, and Kiviat.  2004.  The Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) in the Tidal Hudson River, with Comments on its Status as Native. Northeastern Naturalist. Accessed 10 March 2005. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3845/is_200401/ai_n9442378 • Vess, Tomalei J.; Harris, Reid N. 1997. Artificial brooding of salamander eggs, Herpetological Review 28(2): 80. • Viosca, P., Jr. 1937. A tentative revision of the genus Necturus with descriptions of three new species from the southern Gulf drainage area. Copeia 1937; 120-138.

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