It closely resembles the North American hellbender, a salamander with large, flat head that can grow more than 2 feet long. |
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I have kept axotyls, Mexican cave salamanders, mud puppies and once a hellbender. |
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But survival is tenuous for natives like the Indiana bat, Kirtland's warbler and nearly two-foot-long Ozark hellbender salamander. |
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But while freshwater species such as the European eel and the hellbender salamander in the US have crashed, recoveries have also been seen. |
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The hellbender is a giant salamander, native to North America, which inhabits large, swiftly flowing streams with rocky bottoms. |
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Some people mistake the similar looking mudpuppy for the hellbender. |
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