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title: "Hellbender"
description: "Cryptobranchus alleganiensis — Anfíbios. The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/hellbender
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hellbender

> Cryptobranchus alleganiensis — Anfíbios. The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States.

- Scientific name: *Cryptobranchus alleganiensis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 788
- Wikidata: [Q369467](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q369467)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26804](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26804)

## Names

- en: Hellbender
- de: Schlammteufel
- es: Salamandra gigante norteamericana
- fr: Ménopome de l'Allegheny
- nl: Noord-Amerikaanse modderduivel
- pl: Skrytoskrzel

## Countries with the most observations

US (487)

## Summary

The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. It is the largest salamander in North America. A member of the family Cryptobranchidae, the hellbender is the only extant member of the genus Cryptobranchus. Other closely related salamanders in the same family are in the genus Andrias, which contains the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders. The hellbender is much larger than any other salamander in its geographic range, and employs an unusual adaption for respiration through cutaneous…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellbender

## Photo

![Hellbender](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hellbender/medium.jpg)

Photo: sunny tyson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242195432

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hellbender?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).