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Abbreviation Legend

  • (CE) - Criticially Endangered
  • (CI) - Critically Imperiled
  • (E) - Endangered
  • (I) - Introduced
  • (IM) - Imperiled
  • (NT) - Near Threatened
  • (T) - Threatened
  • (V) - Vulnerable
  • (**) - Recent Classification Change
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Amphiumas (Amphiumidae) of the United States


Amphiuma is a genus of aquatic salamanders from the United States, the only extant genus within the family Amphiumidae. They are colloquially known as Amphiumas. They are also known to fisherman as 'conger eels' or Congo Snakes' which are zoologically incorrect disignations or misnomers, since amphiumas are actually salamanders and thus an amphibian, not a fish or reptile.

There are 3 species, representing 1 genus, that are native to the United States.

Two-Toed Amphiuma
(Amphiuma means)
(NT)

One-toed Amphiuma
(Amphiuma pholeter)

Three-Toed Amphiuma
(Amphiuma tridactylum)
 

 

 

 

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Handbook of Salamanders: The Salamanders of the United States, of Canada, and of Lower California     Peterson Field Guide To Western Reptiles & Amphibians     Amphibian     Salamanders of the United States and Canada



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