Diet: The lesser siren feeds primarily on aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans, insect larvae, worms, and snails. They will also readily consume young amphibian larvae and their own eggs.
This page contains samples from our picture files on the Lesser Siren, (Siren intermedia) [Sirenidae]. These images are intended to communicate the sense of awe and wonder I have for these amazing beings.
Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Western Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia nettingi)
Description: A long, eel like salamander with bushy external gills, a flattened tail, and tiny front legs (and no hind legs). Color is gray, brown, or olive. Adults are 7 to 19.
Western Lesser Siren - Siren intermedia. Fully aquatic; known only from the Indiana portion of the Kankakee drainage, with current records only from Jasper County.
The Eastern Lesser Siren, Siren intermedia, is found in shallow quiet waters in north Florida and in scattered areas in central Florida. It is slender, black to slate gray with dark spots, and has a pointed tail.
Lesser Siren - Siren intermedia
Eastern Lesser Siren - Siren intermedia intermedia
Western Lesser Siren - Siren intermedia nettingi
Greater Siren - Siren lacertina ...
lesser siren (Siren intermedia)
little grass frog (Pseudacris ocularis)
longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda longicauda)
Mabee's salamander (Amybstoma mabeei)
many-lined salamander (Stereochilus marginatus)
marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) ...
 See also: Salamander, Siren, Tiger, Tiger Salamander, Newt
  
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