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The two-toed amphiuma is a snake-like salamander found chiefly in the southeastern United States. It is commonly, but incorrectly, called "congo snake", "conger eel" or the "blind eel". One of the largest extant species of amphibians in the world, they can grow from 39 to 1,042 g in mass and from 34.8 to 116 cm in length. They have four vestigial legs that end in two or three toes which are virtually useless, and eyes with lids. they are blue-black in color. They feed on small fish, crawfish,.. more

Similar species: Salamanders
Species identified by Joe Spandrusyszyn
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Uploaded Mar 29, 2015. Captured Jan 1, 1970 01:00 in 4401 Zoo Parkway, Grant, NC 27205, USA.
  • f/5.6
  • 1/4s
  • ISO3200
  • 0.00786163mm