Necturus lewisi
Brimley, 1924
NEK-tur-us — LEW-es-eye
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(, Observation)
(, Literature Record),
(, Citizen Science),
( Fossil)
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Occurrences:;
575
Total;
560
Museum;
15
Other
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named in honor of a North Carolina ichthyologist.
Necturus — From Greek roots meaning “swimming tail,” emphasizing aquatic movement
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lewisi — A patronym honoring James F. Lewis, an ichthyologist and professor at Wake Forest College who collected the type specimen and contributed to early studies of the species.
First instance(s) of published English names:
Water Dog (Necturus maculatus: Brimley, Clement S. 1915. List of reptiles and amphibians of North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 30(4):195-206); Neuse River Waterdog (Necturus maculosus lewisi: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1924
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Brimley, Clement S. The waterdogs (Necturus) of North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 40:166–168
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1958
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Hecht, Max K. A synopsis of the mudpuppies of Eastern North America. Proceedings of the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences 21(1):1-37
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1985
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Sessions, Stanley K. and John E. Wiley. Chromosome evolution in salamanders of the genus Necturus. Brimleyana (10):37-52
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1988
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Maxson, Linda R., Paul E. Moler, B. W. Mansell, and L. R. Maxson. Albumin Evolution in Salamanders of the Genus Necturus. Journal of Herpetology 22(2):231-235
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1990
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Ashton, Ray E., Jr. Nectrurus lewisi. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (456):1-2
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