The Black Warrior Waterdog is a permanently aquatic, gilled salamander found only in the Black Warrior River system in Alabama. Listed as threatened, it is highly sensitive to water pollution and sedimentation.
Habitat
Sandy-bottomed streams and rivers in the Black Warrior River basin
Diet
Crayfish, aquatic insects, and small fish
How common
Rare
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