Description: A stocky subspecies, individuals have a dark, broad middorsal stripe containing three narrow yellow stripes. There are two light lateral stripes as well, the upper orangish brown and the lower silvery white.

Habitat: The preferred habitats are cypress ponds in acid pine flatwoods and other permanent and semipermanent bodies of water.

Range: The northern to mid-peninsular Florida, excluding the westernmost portion of the Florida panhandle

Found in these States: FL

Diet: Diet consists of aquatic invertebrates, including earthworms, amphipods, chironomids, and ostracods.

Reproduction: Courtship and mating have not been observed (Petranka 1998). Fertilization is presumed to be external. Eggs are deposited singly, and the oviposition period lasts from early November through March

Status: The Gulf Hammock dwarf siren has been reliably reported from only three localities in lowland areas in the Gulf Hammock region of Florida. The restricted range and specialized, aquatic habitat suggest that this form deserves conservation attention, however more data are needed to determine the status of these populations and the relationship of this form to other dwarf sirens.

Taxonomy: The Gulf Hammock dwarf siren, is not recognized by all authors; the distribution and affinities of this form merit futher investigation.