One-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma pholeter
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Amphibians
Amphiuma pholeter, commonly known as the one-toed amphiuma, is a species of aquatic, eel-like salamander in the family Amphiumidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. It was unknown to science until 1950, when it was collected by herpetologist Wilfred T. Neill, who described it as a new species in 1964. It is rarely observed in the wild, and much about the species remains uncertain.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Amphiumidae
- Genus
- Amphiuma