Dwarf siren Temporal range: [1]
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Pseudobranchus striatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Sirenidae |
Genus: | Pseudobranchus Gray, 1825 |
Diversity | |
2 extant species | |
Dwarf sirens are eel-like salamanders of the genus Pseudobranchus. Dwarf sirens possess external gills throughout adulthood and lack hind legs, and can be distinguished from members of the genus Siren in that dwarf sirens have three toes on each foot rather than four. Whereas sirens have three gill slits, dwarf sirens keep just a single slit.[2] Like sirens, dwarf sirens are restricted to the Southeastern United States.