Siren Temporal range:
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Lesser siren, Siren intermedia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Sirenidae |
Genus: |
Siren Linnaeus, 1766 [note 1] |
Type species | |
Siren lacertina Linnaeus, 1766
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Siren is a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae. [1] [2] The genus consists of five living species, along with one extinct species from the Eocene Epoch and three from the Miocene.
The living species have elongated, eel-like bodies, with two small vestigial fore legs.
Extant (living) species include: [1]
Extinct species:[ citation needed]