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Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
The Three-toed Amphiuma is a large, eel-like aquatic salamander native to the southeastern United States. Distinguished by its long, cylindrical body and tiny, vestigial limbs with three toes on each foot, it often grows up to 1 meter in length. Despite its snake-like appearance…
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- Unlike most salamanders, the Three-toed Amphiuma retains both lungs and gills as a juvenile but loses its external gills as it matures, becoming almost entirely aquatic as an adult.
- Three-toed Amphiumas can breathe air and survive in low-oxygen water by gulping air at the surface. They are capable of producing a loud squeak when threatened and can deliver a painful bite. Despite their size, their limbs are so small they are nearly functionless.
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