Meet Siren reticulata (reticulated Siren): a previously undescribed, 2 ft-long spotted salamander that breathes through ... been considered to contain only two distinct species; the lesser siren and ...

Here's what you should know about the creature. The lesser siren is a two-legged salamander, that looks like an eel. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Some people have ...

They obtained some lesser sirens from collections in Arkansas ... to be the most reliable place to catch a reticulated siren, and salamanders don’t care much about state lines.

Unlike most salamanders, sirens have lost their hindlimbs ... who discovered that the males in some siren species, such as the lesser siren, appear to practice paternal care in the form of egg ...

A sinuous swamp salamander with spots like a leopard and Christmas-tree-shaped fronds growing from its head hid from scientists for decades. But researchers have finally described this elusive and ...

Park officials in Indiana found a 'peculiar' amphibian while working in a swamp last week. The Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife posted a video of the lesser siren - or aquatic salamander ...

the greater and lesser sirens, which are large salamanders that have lost their hind legs but retained nubby forelegs, and have gills on the outside of their bodies. The reticulated siren is also ...

But it wasn’t an eel; instead, it was a salamander belonging to the Sirenidae family. It joins two other sirens in its genus – the lesser siren and the greater siren – and is reportedly the largest ...

That’s the strategy of a type of salamander called the lesser siren. To avoid desiccation when its habitat (typically a pond) dries out, the salamander buries itself and secretes mucus from its ...