Least ConcernCommon Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Amphibians · Caudata · Sirenidae
Siren lacertina
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The greater siren is an eel-like amphibian of almost a metre in length that retains its external gills for life, has tiny front legs and no hind legs at all. It is entirely aquatic and, when its pool dries out, it buries itself in the mud and forms a cocoon of mucus, surviving that way for more than a year without water.
Size
50 cm – 97 cm
Life expectancy
25 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Siren lacertina
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Greater Siren — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about greater siren.
