Lesser siren: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Siren intermedia
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 lesser siren live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser 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 lesser siren endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesser siren?

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

About the lesser siren

The lesser siren (Siren intermedia) is a species of aquatic salamander native to the eastern United States and northern Mexico. They are referred to by numerous common names, including two-legged eel, dwarf siren, and mud eel. The specific epithet intermedia denotes their intermediate size, between the greater siren, Siren lacertina, and the dwarf sirens, Pseudobranchus species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser siren (revision 1346473704), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2274144 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).