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One-toed Amphiuma vs. Two-toed Amphiuma

The One-toed lives in the same muck swamps as the Two-toed, which is often found in the same leaf-filled seeps. A: One toe on each tiny leg in the One-toed Amphiuma; two toes on each tiny leg in the Two-toed Amphiuma. B: Short and blunt, with tiny eyes in the One-toed Amphiuma; long and flattened in the Two-toed Amphiuma. Adult One-toed Amphiumas are under 13 in; Two-toed grow to over 3 ft.

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One-toed Amphiuma

Amphiuma pholeter

Two-toed Amphiuma

Amphiuma means
One-toed Amphiuma vs. Two-toed Amphiuma: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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