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Gulf Coast Waterdog
Necturus beyeri Viosca, 1937
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Necturus beyeri
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Open encyclopedia reference
The western waterdog (Necturus beyeri) is a species of aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae. It is endemic to the deep South, where it occurs in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Wikipedia contributors, Western waterdog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:29:26.994318+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Necturus beyeri Viosca, 1937
- Name authority
- Viosca, 1937
- Common name
- Gulf Coast Waterdog
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Proteidae
- Genus
- Necturus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyProteidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusNecturus Rafinesque, 1819
- speciesNecturus beyeri Viosca, 1937
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Necturus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama WaterdogNecturus alabamensis Viosca, 1937 | ProteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neuse River WaterdogNecturus lewisi Brimley, 1924 | ProteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red River MudpuppyNecturus louisianensis Viosca, 1938 | ProteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Necturus mounti Guyer, Murray, Bart, Crother, Chabarria, Bailey & Dunn, 2020 | ProteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| MudpuppyNecturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) | ProteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dwarf WaterdogNecturus punctatus (Gibbes, 1850) | ProteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Necturus punctatus beyeri Viosca, 1937 Viosca, 1937 | synonym |
| Necturus lodingi Viosca, 1937 Viosca, 1937 | synonym |
| Necturus maculosus beyeri Viosca, 1937 Viosca, 1937 | synonym |
| Necturus beyeri beyeri Viosca, 1937 Viosca, 1937 | synonym |
| Necturus punctatus lodingi Viosca, 1937 Viosca, 1937 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173629 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:463V6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.