Black Warrior Waterdog

Necturus alabamensis

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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