Gulf Coast Waterdog
Necturus beyeri
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- N. beyeri – photo from iNaturalist, Ashley Wahlberg
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- N. beyeri – Polk Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, John Williams
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Necturus beyeri occurs in East Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Necturus beyeri (Viosca, 1937)
Genus: Necturus, Greek – nektos = swimming + oura = tail — ref. aquatic existence
Species: beyeri, honors George E. Beyer
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962