Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Eastern Hellbender

Endangered Species Status for Eastern Hellbender

Jim Godwin, Alabama Natural Heritage Program, with a hellbender in the Flint River.

What is an Eastern Hellbender?
“The biggest cause for the decline of the hellbender is reduced water quality.”
— Jim Godwin, a biologist with the Alabama Natural Heritage Program and Auburn University
Hellbenders in the news

Photo Credit: Jim Godwin, Alabama Natural Heritage Program