†Cryptobranchus guildayi Holman 1977 (hellbender)
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Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1977. The Pleistocene (Kansan) herpetofauna of Cumberland Cave, Maryland. Annals of Carnegie Museum 46(11):157-172
Belongs to Cryptobranchus according to R. Estes 1981
See also Naylor 1981
Sister taxa: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Cryptobranchus saskatchewanensis
Type specimen: CM 20470, a mandible. Its type locality is Cumberland Cave, which is in an Irvingtonian cave horizon in Maryland.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Maryland, West Virginia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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