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olm: see mud puppy mud puppy, common name for North American salamanders of the genus Necturus, found in rivers and streams throughout the E United States and SE Canada. The name derives from an erroneous belief that mud puppies bark.
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Students play the roles of various cave critters, including cave crayfish, cave shrimp, and cave salamander.
The cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga), longtail salamanders, and zigzag salamander were plentiful in Floyd County but declined in the 1970s.
Another, Chiropterotriton chiropterus, is probably the most common cave salamander in Central America.
 
 
 
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