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Welcome to A Watershed Moment, a new video blog where we discuss reptiles, amphibians, their habitats, their threats and conservation status, and other exciting ecological topics. In this first episode, we introduce our new Hudson-Berkshire Turtle Conservation Coordinator, Dr. Eric Teitsworth, and learn about a threatened salamander called the Neuse River Waterdog. Eric describes the natural history and ecology of the Neuse River Waterdog, how it is impacted by emerging urbanization, and touches on what he and his many partners are doing to promote its recovery.
References
Ashton, R.E.Jr., and A.L. Braswell. (1979). Nest and larvae of the Neuse River waterdog, Necturus lewisi (Brimley) (Amphibia: Proteidae). Brimleyana 1:15–22.
Braswell, A.L., and R.E.Jr. Ashton. (1985). Distribution, ecology, and feeding habits of Necturus lewisi (Brimley). Brimleyana 10:13–35.
Teitsworth, E.W, W.J. Humphries, J.M. Archambault, and K. Pacifici. (2024). Capital to coast: primary drivers of distribution in the secretive and data-limited Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi). Ichthyology and Herpetology 112:196–209.
Teitsworth, E.W., J.G. Hall, J.M. Archambault, W.J. Humphries, and K. Pacifici. (2026a). Multiscale threats shape the occurrence dynamics of a threatened aquatic salamander and reveal a possible extinction debt. Ecology and Evolution 16:e73225. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.73225
Teitsworth, E.W., A.R. Glen, M.J. Walter, and K. Pacifici. (2026b). A comparison of survey methodologies for the federally threatened, narrow range endemic Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi). Herpetologica 82:1–9.
USFWS. (2025). Recovery Plan for the Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia.
