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Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Mudpuppy

Necturus maculosus, adult (Loudon County, TN); Dick Bartlett (Image may be subject to copyright.)
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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1S2

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: Yes

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: Data Deficient

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 3

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Bottoms of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. Never leave water.

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SWAP 2025 Threat Matrix

Threat 1 Threat 2 Threat 3
General Threat Pollution Pollution None
Specific Threat Industrial & military effluents Agricultural & forestry effluents None

SWAP 2025 Conservation Actions:

  • Action 1: Complete a distributional survey to assess current range, conservation status or to identify best populations

Necturus maculosus, juvenile (Cannon County, TN); Matthew Niemiller (Image may be subject to copyright.) Photo by . Image may be subject to copyright.
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