The Escambia waterdog (Necturus mounti) is a species of aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae.

[1][2] It was formerly thought to be a lineage of the Gulf Coast waterdog (N. beyeri), but a 2020 analysis found sufficient morphological and genetic divergence for it to be considered its own species, and it was thus described as its own species, N. mounti (alongside the Apalachicola waterdog, N. moleri).

The specific epithet honors American herpetologist Robert H.

It is found in the Blackwater, Escambia/Conecuh, Perdido, and Yellow river basins.

It has small dark spots around its body, that can be present in some individuals but absent in others.