Siren (genus)
| Siren | |
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| Lesser Siren, Siren intermedia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Sirenidae |
| Genus: | Siren Linnaeus, 1766 |
Siren is a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae. The genus consists of two living species, along with one extinct species from the Eocene Epoch and three from the Miocene. The two living species have elongated, eel-like bodies, with two small vestigial fore legs.
Species
- †Siren dunni (Goin & Auffenberg, 1957?)
- †Siren hesterna (Herre, 1955?)
- Lesser siren, Siren intermedia (Barnes, 1826)
- Greater siren, Siren lacertina (Linnaeus, 1766)
- †Siren miotexana (Holman, 1977?)
- †Siren simpsoni (Herre, 1955?)
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Greater siren skull & hyoid
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Greater siren skeleton
See also
- Genus Pseudobranchus, dwarf sirens
References
- "Siren". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 May 2006.
External links
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- Siren at the Encyclopedia of Life
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