hell·bend·er

(hĕl′bĕn′dər)

A large aquatic salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) of the eastern United States, having a flattened brownish body.

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hellbender

(ˈhɛlˌbɛndə)

(Animals) a very large dark grey aquatic salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, with internal gills: inhabits rivers in E and central US: family Cryptobranchidae

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hell•bend•er

(ˈhɛlˌbɛn dər)

n.

a large, broad-headed salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in E North America.

[1805–15, Amer.]

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Noun

hellbender - large salamander of North American rivers and streams

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, mud puppy

salamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

Cryptobranchus, genus Cryptobranchus - type genus of the Cryptobranchidae

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What sort of creature is a hellbender? A A large spider B A mexican rat C A scorpion D A salamander 14.

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Designers at the center used a systematic instructional design approach and created an interactive multimedia-rich exhibit about the hellbender salamander, investigating the exhibit's impact on fairgoers' (n= 409) attitudes about the salamander.

Informal Science Engagement via Extension Exhibits: A Pilot Evaluation of Adult State Fairgoers' Experiences, Attitudes, and Learning at Raising Nebraska

The Use of Environmental DNA and Occupancy Modeling to Evaluate the Distribution of the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) in Tennessee, U.S.A.

Abstracts of Presentations at the 2017 (127th) Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science

Analysis and comparison of three capture methods for the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis).

RESPONSES OF AMERICAN BULLFROG, LITHOBATES CATESBEIANUS, AND SOUTHERN LEOPARD FROG, LITHOBATES SPHENOCEPHALUS, TO LOW VOLTAGES IN UNIFORM AQUATIC ELECTRICAL FIELDS

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For most species, there is little to no historical data on measures of sperm production, and this lack of historical information is the case for hellbenders. However, qualitatively, there appears to be some geographic variation in the reproductive health of hellbender populations; with some populations exhibiting apparently strong levels of recruitment (Nickerson et al., 2003).

A comparison of sperm health in declining and stable populations of hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis and C.a. bishopi)

Norwalk Precast Molds of Norwalk, Ohio, has designed a mold for an Eastern Hellbender Salamander Hut.

Bluffton Precast, Norwalk create hut for endangered Salamander