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Ozark HellbenderCryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi
The Ozark hellbender is a strictly aquatic amphibian found in Ozark streams of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. This subspecies of hellbender is listed as endangered because a rapid decline in numbers and range have left only small, isolated populations. Also, the hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), including both the Ozark hellbender and the eastern hellbender, have been included in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to protect both subspecies from declines due to international trade. 
Photo by Missouri DOC; Jeff Briggler
Status: Endangered; Listed October 6, 2011 (links to PDF of the Federal Register final rule)
Habitat: Streams of the Ozark plateau in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.
Lead Region: 3
Region 3 Lead Office: Columbia ES, Missouri Field Office
Range: Arkansas, Missouri
See and Hear!
PodcastSarah Leon talks to FWS biologist Trisha Crabill about Ozark hellbender life history and conservattion.
VideoHellbenders Rock! by the Center for Biological Diversity http://youtu.be/d9uxJZwlwNs
Raising Hellbenders at the Saint Louis Zoo
Natural History Information
Ozark Hellbender: Out from Under a Rock (PDF): pages 22 to 24 from the Endangered Species Technical Bulletin, Spring 2008.
RecoveryHelping Hellbenders (July 2015 Inside Region 3)
Ozark Hellbender Recovery Plan Outline (June 2012) (13-page PDF
World's First Captive Hellbender Breeding
Ozark Hellbender Action Plan (7-page PDF
Listing InformationNews Release (Oct. 5, 2011): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists the Ozark Hellbender as Endangered and Moves to Include Hellbenders in Appendix III of CITES: Hellbenders are among the world’s largest salamanders
Summary of the Rule to List the Ozark Hellbender as Endangered (Oct. 2011)
Federal Register Final Rule (Oct. 6, 2011): Endangered Status for the Ozark Hellbender Salamander (94-pa
PDF)
Federal Register Final Rule (Oct. 6, 2011): Inclusion of the Hellbender, Including the Eastern Hellbender and the Ozark Hellbender, in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (30-page PDF)
Midwest Endangered Species Home
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July 19, 2016
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