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One-toed Amphiuma vs. Greater Siren

In the Florida panhandle the Greater Siren lives in the same swamps as the One-toed Amphiuma. A: None outside, only a tiny gill slit in the One-toed Amphiuma; bushy outside gills behind the head in the Greater Siren. B: Four tiny legs (front and hind) in the One-toed Amphiuma; only two small front legs, no hind legs in the Greater Siren. The Greater Siren grows to over 3 ft; the One-toed Amphiuma stays under 13 in.

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One-toed Amphiuma

Amphiuma pholeter

Greater Siren

Siren lacertina
One-toed Amphiuma vs. Greater Siren: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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