Sirenidae
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| Sirenidae | |
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| Siren intermedia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Suborder: | Sirenoidea |
| Family: | Sirenidae |
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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 [change]
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 [change]
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- ↑ Lanza, B., Vanni, S., & Nistri, A. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.. ed. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 69–70. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.
Books [change]
- San Mauro, Diego; Miguel Vences, Marina Alcobendas, Rafael Zardoya and Axel Meyer (May 2005). "Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea" (– Scholar search). American Naturalist 165 (5): 590–599. doi:10.1086/429523. PMID 15795855. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AN/journal/issues/v165n5/40546/40546.html.
