Salamanders & Newts · Caudata

Mudpuppies & olms

Family Proteidae

Permanently-gilled, fully-aquatic salamanders that never metamorphose. Cold, clean, well-oxygenated water is non-negotiable — these are specialist cold-water animals.

1 kept species on Bognook · 1 with a full care sheet.

Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus Advanced ✓ Care sheet A fully-aquatic, permanently-gilled native giant for cold-water specialists.

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