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Sirens
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Sirens

Siren

Siren is a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae. The genus consists of two living species, along with one extinct species from the Eocene Epoch and three from the Miocene. The two living species have elongated, eel-like bodies, with two small vestigial fore legs.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Western Lesser Siren

speciesSiren nettingi

Greater Siren

speciesSiren lacertina

Lesser Siren

speciesSiren intermedia

Seepage Siren

speciesSiren sphagnicola

Reticulated Siren

speciesSiren reticulata

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Sirens in Louis Renard — Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes (1754)

Louis Renard — Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes (1754)

Louis Renard · 1754 · p.218

Sirens in Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.645

Sirens in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.688

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27857.