The Lesser Siren is a smaller relative of the Greater Siren, with only front legs and permanent gills. It estivates during drought within a mucous cocoon and can survive buried in dried mud for months.
Habitat
Shallow, heavily vegetated ponds, swamps, and ditches in the Southeast
Diet
Small invertebrates, worms, and algae
How common
Common
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