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The subspecies is strictly native to the mountain streams of the Ozark Plateau in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. [4] Its nicknames include lasagna lizard and snot otter. [5] This large salamander grows to a total length (including tail) of 29–57 cm (11–22 in) over a lifespan of 30 years. [6]
The ringed salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) is a species of mole salamander native to hardwood and mixed hardwood-pine forested areas in and around the Ozark Plateau and Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. [2] This species of salamander has slander body, small head, and long tail.
Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri. Missouri is home to a diversity of flora, fauna and funga.There is a large amount of fresh water present due to the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Lake of the Ozarks, with numerous smaller rivers, streams, and lakes.
The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. It is the largest salamander in North America. A member of the family Cryptobranchidae, the hellbender is the only extant member of the genus Cryptobranchus.
This is a list of species named endangered by the Missouri Department of Conservation, [1] which are not necessarily on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is not comprehensive. It is not comprehensive.
The western grotto salamander (Eurycea spelaea), also called the Ozark blind salamander and previously known as just the grotto salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States. [1] Its natural habitats are freshwater springs, inland karsts, and caves.
Few biologists have found eggs of the cave salamander, suggesting that females seek difficult to access places, such as springs, streams and rim stone pools deep within caves and crevices. In Missouri, eggs have been found laid singly or attached to the sides of rimstone pools, on silt deposits or on the bottom of small pools.
The western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula), also known as the whitethroat slimy salamander or white-throated slimy salamander, is a species of salamander.It is endemic to the United States of America and found in two disjunct populations, one from Missouri to Oklahoma, and Arkansas, and another in south-central Texas.