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Mudpuppies live in rivers, weedy ponds, some large lakes, and in perennial streams. Mudpuppies need water that has an abundance of shelter. They reside under logs, rocks, or weeds during the day. They are rarely seen, but may be found under rocks in shallow water.
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animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/informatio...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Necturus_maculosus.html
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Where to mudpuppies live? Habitats include lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and other bodies of water. They may be active in muddy or weed-choked waters and are essentially nocturnal. Distribution is shown in the map to the left.
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www.users.muohio.edu/boonemd/mudpuppy.pdf
www.users.muohio.edu/boonemd/mudpuppy.pdf
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Last Words: Since mud puppies live three decades, you might want to think thrice about adding one to your menagerie or your ménage. And they do not make good pets around kids. Kids have no sense about sticking their fingers in strange animals’ mouths.
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aqualandpetsplus.com/Amphibian,%20Mud%20Puppy.htm
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Mudpuppies are primarily nocturnal, but may be active during they day in muddy or weed-choked water. They are active throughout the year. Reproduction: Sperm is exchanged in fall and fertilization is internal. Range: Mudpuppies widely range form Eastern U. S. to Southern portions of Canada, from southern Quebec...
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www.earlham.edu/~lanest/mudpuppy.htm
www.earlham.edu/~lanest/mudpuppy.htm
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Mudpuppies live on the bottoms of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, and never leave the water. They hide themselves in vegetation and under rocks and logs, emerging at night to feed on whatever prey they can catch, including crayfish, worms, and snails.
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animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/mudpu...
animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/mudpuppy.html
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Amphibians of the Rideau River: Meet the mudpuppy family. ... Characteristics of the family:; This very small family is represented in eastern North America by five species of mudpuppies. One genus, Proteus, is found in Europe. These mudpuppies live in caves.
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www.nature.ca/rideau/b/b3e-e.html
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Although mudpuppies live in the water, they are actually large salamanders, not fish. Their color varies, and ranges from a brown to a grayish-brown with scattered dark spots or blotches. They have flattened heads, slimy skin, and four legs with four toes on each foot, and bushy, reddish gills behind their heads.
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www.great-lakes.org/1-12-98.html
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Mudpuppies and waterdogs live in large aquatic systems such as streams, rivers, and impoundments in the eastern half of the United States. During the day they remain hidden under rocks and debris and in furrows or under bank overhangs.
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www.pwrc.usgs.gov/monmanual/techniques/mudpuppieswaterd...
www.pwrc.usgs.gov/monmanual/techniques/mudpuppieswaterdogsvarious.htm
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