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Eastern Hellbender

DAZ|Studio Animals posted on Nov 04, 2024
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A species from Volume 1 of "Salamanders & Newts"... This threatened species is the Eastern Hellbender. The name 'hellbender' probably comes from the animal's odd look. One theory claims the hellbender was named by settlers who thought "it was a creature from hell where it's bent on returning." Another rendition says the wrinkled skin of a hellbender reminded observers of "horrible tortures of the infernal regions", but in reality, it's just a harmless aquatic salamander. It is quite large too, measuring 12 to 29 inches (30 to 74 cm). They are present in a number of Eastern US states, from southern New York to northern Georgia, including parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and extending into Oklahoma and Kansas. The species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to the impacts of disease and widespread habitat loss and degradation throughout much of its range. The Ozark hellbender (subspecies) has been listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act by the US Fish and Wildlife Service since October 5, 2011. This hellbender subspecies inhabits the White River and Spring River systems in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, and its population has declined an estimated 75% since the 1980s, with only about 590 individuals remaining in the wild. Degraded water quality, habitat loss resulting from impoundments, ore and gravel mining, sedimentation, and collection for the pet trade are thought to be the main factors resulting in the amphibian's decline

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Flint_Hawk Online Now!

1:06PM | Mon, 04 November 2024

They look perfectly natural in this environment!

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starship64

11:54PM | Mon, 04 November 2024

Nicely done.


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