Greater siren

Greater siren
Temporal range: Blancan–present
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Sirenidae
Genus: Siren
Species:
S. lacertina
Binomial name
Siren lacertina
Linnaeus, 1766

The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the five members of the genus Siren. The largest of the sirens and one of the largest amphibians in North America, the greater siren resides in the coastal plains of the southeastern United States.

  1. ^ "Siren lacertina Linnaeus 1766 (greater siren)". Fossilworks. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023.
  2. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Siren lacertina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59492A53988286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T59492A53988286.en. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Siren lacertina". NatureSrve Explorer. The Nature Conservancy.