Two-toed amphiuma: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Two-toed amphiuma Amphiuma means Least concern

Where the two-toed amphiuma 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 117 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See salamanders, newts & caecilians on the world map

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

Where does the two-toed amphiuma live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the two-toed amphiuma in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

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 two-toed amphiuma endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the two-toed amphiuma?

The two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Amphiumidae, genus Amphiuma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the two-toed amphiuma

The two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) is an aquatic salamander widely distributed in the southeastern United States. It is commonly, but incorrectly, called "congo snake", "conger eel" or the "blind eel".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Two-toed amphiuma (revision 1375474217), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q243813 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).