Greater siren: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Greater siren Siren lacertina Least concern

Where the greater siren lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 72 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See salamanders, newts & caecilians on the world map

Scientific name	Siren lacertina
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Sirenidae

Where does the greater siren live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater siren in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the greater siren endangered?

The greater siren’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the greater siren?

The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Sirenidae, genus Siren. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater siren

The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the five members of the genus Siren. The largest of the sirens and one of the largest amphibians in North America, the greater siren resides in the coastal plains of the southeastern United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater siren (revision 1375770296), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q629332 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).