Pseudobranchus Gray 1825 (dwarf siren)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Parent taxon: Sirenidae according to C. J. Goin and W. Auffenberg 1955

See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1875, Estes 1981 and Lynch 1965

Sister taxa: Adelphesiren, Habrosaurus, Kababisha, Noterpeton, Siren

Subtaxa: Pseudobranchus robustus Pseudobranchus striatus Pseudobranchus vetustus

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida collections)

• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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