Also known as the Mud Devil, Devil Dog, Lasagna Lizard and Ground Puppy, it is not only native to Pennsylvania, but also Missouri, parts of southwestern New York, and westward to southern Indiana and Illinois, to list a few locations.
Pennsylvania's state amphibian is the eastern hellbender .Video above: Then Gov. Tom Wolf makes it official - the eastern hellbender becomes Pa. state amphibian.Also known as the Mud Devil, Devil Dog, Lasagna Lizard and Ground Puppy, it is not only native to Pennsylvania but also Missouri, parts of Southwestern New York, and westward to southern Indiana and Illinois, to list a few locations.
According to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, fishermen hunted hellbenders believing they ate large quantities of fish, despite them mainly eating crayfish. In the 1920s and 1930s, there was a bounty of 25 cents per hellbender. Even in the last few decades, poaching has been a consistent threat.ConservationBecause hellbenders breathe through their skin, like all amphibians, it makes them sensitive to changes in the quality of the waters they call home.
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