Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Caudata Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender Search for another Amphibian or Reptile. Go to the INHS Amphibian and Reptile Collection page. Search the INHS collections data for this species by clicking on the button below. Search the Type Specimen Data for this species by clicking on the button below.
Yellow shade indicates verified sighting.
Slanted hatch indicates pre-1980 records only. Not all specimens upon which these maps are based have been verified. Mudpuppy, large tiger salamander larvae. Costal grooves inconspicuous, nearly hidden within skin wrinkles. Occasionally one gill opening is missing.