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Animals
An eel-like aquatic salamander with gills and no hind legs, hiding in mud and dense weed in southern sloughs.
Field facts
HabitatSwamps, ditches, weedy backwaters
RangeSouthwestern Indiana
When to lookYear-round
StatusLeast Concern; local (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesMudpuppy — has four legs
Field note: It can survive drought by encasing itself in a mud cocoon.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Dip-net surveys should be brief, and animals released at once.
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