ALABAMA AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, 



SYSTEMATIC LIST. 



FAMILY : NECTURIDAE 



GENUS: NECTURUS, Rafinesque. 



NECTURUS MACULOSUS Rafinesque {N. macnlatus Cope) 



Waterdog, Mudpuppy 



Type locality : Ohio River. 



General Distribution : Eastern United States, most- 

 ly in the Mississippi valley and northeastward. 



Alabama records : Colbert, Tuscaloosa and Mont- 

 gomery counties; Warrior River. 



NECTURUS PUNCTATUS (Gibbes) Cope 

 Mudpuppy 



Type locality: Near mouth of Santee River, South 

 Carolina. 



General distribution : Fresh waters of North and 

 South Carolina, and Alabama. 



Alabama records : Eslava's Creek, Mobile County ; 

 six specimens collected by my son. Christian Loding. 



FAMILY : AMPHIUMIDAE 



GENUS: AMPHIUMA, Garden. 



AMPHIUMA MEANS Garden 

 Congo-Snake, Conger-Eel, Lampereel 



Type locality : Not given, but probably South Caro- 

 lina or East Florida. 



General distribution : Virginia south to Florida west 

 to Louisiana. 



Alabama records : Mobile and Geneva Counties ; in 

 ditches and swamps. 



In view of the bad reputation of this animal, which is 

 commonly believed to cause death by its bite, it may be 

 well to state, that the Amphiuma is non-poisonous and 

 from my experience in handling many specimens I should 

 say entirely harmless. 



