Sirenidae
Sirenidae or sirens is a family of aquatic salamanders. They have very small front legs and do not have back legs.[1] They have gills for breathing. Sirens are found only in the southeastern United States and northern Mexico.
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Taxonomy
The siren family (Sirenidae) is subdivided into two genera, with two species each:
Family SIRENIDAE
- Genus Pseudobranchus (Gray, 1825) – Dwarf sirens
- Pseudobranchus axanthus (Netting & Goin, 1942) – Southern Dwarf Siren
- Pseudobranchus striatus (LeConte, 1824) – Northern Dwarf Siren
- Genus Siren (Österdam, 1766) – Sirens
- Siren intermedia (Barnes, 1826) – Lesser Siren
- Siren lacertina (Linnaeus, 1766) – Greater Siren
References
- ↑ Zweifel, Richard George (1998). Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA. ISBN 0-12-178560-2. OCLC 39559811.
Books
- San Mauro, Diego; Vences, Miguel; Alcobendas, Marina; Zardoya, Rafael; Meyer, Axel (May 2005). "Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea". American Naturalist. 165 (5): 590–599. doi:10.1086/429523. PMID 15795855. S2CID 17021360. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
Other websites
- Tree of Life: Sirenidae Archived 2017-04-02 at the Wayback Machine