Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Amphibians
The lesser siren is a species of aquatic salamander native to the eastern United States and northern Mexico. They are referred to by numerous common names, including two-legged eel, dwarf siren, and mud eel. The specific epithet intermedia denotes their intermediate size, between the greater siren, Siren lacertina, and the dwarf sirens, Pseudobranchus species.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Sirenidae
- Genus
- Siren