What is Mudpuppy?
{{Taxobox | name = Mudpuppy | image = Necturus maculosus maculosus.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''[[Necturus maculosus]]'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Amphibia]] | subclassis = [[Lissamphibia]] | ordo = [[Caudata]] | subordo = [[Salamandroidea]] | familia = '''Proteidae''' | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = ''[[Necturus]]'' <br> ''[[Olm|Proteus]]'' }} A '''mudpuppy''' or '''waterdog''' is an [[aquatic]] [[salamander]]. They belong to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Proteidae]]. Mudpuppies make a [[dog]]-like [[bark]]ing [[sound]], which is why they are called mudpuppies. Mudpuppies belong to the [[genus]] ''[[Necturus]]''. They live in [[Canada]] and [[Midwestern United States]]. ==Related pages== * [[Axolotl]] ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline|Proteidae}} * [http://tolweb.org/Proteidae/15449 Tree of Life: Proteidae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405061032/http://tolweb.org/Proteidae/15449 |date=2015-04-05 }} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Salamanders]]