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  • (CE) - Criticially Endangered
  • (CI) - Critically Imperiled
  • (E) - Endangered
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Home »» Salamanders & Newts »» Sirenidae (Sirens)

Sirens (Sirenidae) of the United States


Sirenidae, the sirens, are a family of neotenic aquatic salmanaders. Family members have very small forelimbs and lack hind limbs altogether. In one species, the skeleton is the fore limbs is made only of cartilage. In contrast to most other salmanaders, they have external gills bunched together on the neck in both larval and adult stages. Sirens are found only in the Southeastern United States and northern Mexico.

There are 5 species, representing 2 genus found in the United States, all of which are native to the U.S.

Southern Dwarf Siren
(Pseudobranchus axanthus)

Northern Dwarf Siren
(Pseudobranchus striatus)

Lesser Siren
(Siren intermedia)

Greater Siren
(Siren lacertina)

Reticulated Siren
(Siren reticulata)
 

 

 

 

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