Sirenidae

Sirenidae
	Siren intermedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Subclass:	Lissamphibia
Order:	Caudata
Suborder:	Sirenoidea
Family:	Sirenidae
Genera
	†Habrosaurus ; Pseudobranchus ; Siren

Sirenidae or sirens is a family of aquatic salamanders. They have very small front legs and do not have back legs.^[1] They have gills for breathing. Sirens are found only in the southeastern United States and northern Mexico.

Taxonomy

The siren family (Sirenidae) is subdivided into two genera, with two species each:

Family SIRENIDAE

Genus Pseudobranchus (Gray, 1825) – Dwarf sirens
- Pseudobranchus axanthus (Netting & Goin, 1942) – Southern Dwarf Siren
- Pseudobranchus striatus (LeConte, 1824) – Northern Dwarf Siren
Genus Siren (Österdam, 1766) – Sirens
- Siren intermedia (Barnes, 1826) – Lesser Siren
- Siren lacertina (Linnaeus, 1766) – Greater Siren

References

↑ Zweifel, Richard George (1998). Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA. ISBN 0-12-178560-2. OCLC 39559811.{cite book}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Books

San Mauro, Diego; Vences, Miguel; Alcobendas, Marina; Zardoya, Rafael; Meyer, Axel (May 2005). "Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea". American Naturalist. 165 (5): 590–599. doi:10.1086/429523. PMID 15795855. S2CID 17021360. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-07-26.

Other websites

Tree of Life: Sirenidae Archived 2017-04-02 at the Wayback Machine

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[EoR-1] Zweifel, Richard George (1998). Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA. ISBN 0-12-178560-2. OCLC 39559811.{cite book}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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