Common mudpuppy
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common-mudpuppy-181-10755092
title:
Common mudpuppy
text:
The common mudpuppy is a species of salamander in the family Proteidae. It lives an entirely aquatic lifestyle in parts of North America in lakes, rivers, and ponds. It goes through paedomorphosis and retains its external gills. Because skin and lung respiration alone is not sufficient for gas exchange, the common mudpuppy must rely on external gills as its primary means of gas exchange. It is usually a rusty brown color and can grow to an average total length of 13 in (330 mm). It is a nocturna
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of salamander
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_mudpuppy
date created:
2005-05-11T23:43:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T11:51:47Z
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fields total:
13
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16