Adult eastern hellbender

Appearing dark and greenish underwater, a large Eastern hellbender faces the camera, its nostrils prominent in the center of its flat head and its gray eyes to either side.

Photo By/Credit

Ken Roblee /New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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Adult hellbender in the wild in New York.

Ecosystem

River/stream

Species

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis

Subject tags

Amphibians

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