typhlonectes: “ Greater Sirens (Siren lacertina) are long eel-like aquatic salamanders, with large external gills. They are found in bodies of freshwater with muddy substrata in the SE United States, from Ea. VA south through the state of Florida....
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typhlonectes: “ Greater Sirens (Siren lacertina) are long eel-like aquatic salamanders, with large external gills. They are found in bodies of freshwater with muddy substrata in the SE United States, from Ea. VA south through the state of Florida....
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typhlonectes:

Greater Sirens (Siren lacertina) are long eel-like aquatic salamanders, with large external gills.

They are found in bodies of freshwater with muddy substrata in the SE United States, from Ea. VA south through the state of Florida. Sirens are carnivorous, eating a wide variety of small aquatic vertebrates and larger aquatic invertebrates. They have only a pair of small front legs (no back legs), and may grow to a length of up to ~38 in (96.5 cm).

Though they do not possess teeth, they may deliver a painful and bloody bite with the sharp bone ridges in their mouths. They are also capable of vocalizing, emitting clicks and faint barks. Sirens are capable of becoming dormant underground for long periods, in cocoons made of mucous secreted from the skin, during times of drought (up to 1 year in good conditions).

photographed in Northern FL by Dick Bartlett

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