Amphiuma
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Amphiuma is a genus of aquatic salamanders from the southeastern United States, the only extant genus within the family Amphiumidae. They are colloquially known as amphiumas. They are also known to fi
Descriptiones et icones amphibiorum
Musculature of upper and lower Jaw in Amphiuma. Specimen from the Pacific Lutheran University Natural History collection, dissection and photos by Misty Lang and Nina Thach
Amphiuma lung with a magnified portion of the lung to show the amphiuma vascular tissue.
Amphiuma digestive tract. Specimen from the Pacific Lutheran University Natural History collection, dissection and photos by Misty Lang and Nina Thach.
Amphiuma tridactylum
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Amphiuma tridactylum, the three-toed amphiuma, is a species of aquatic salamander native to the Southeastern United States.
Amphiuma
…and compression required for respiration, although it was found that the buccal pressure gradient alone was not enough to drive respiration in the Amphiuma tridactylum. Rather, the buccal cavity allows for small pressure changes that are thought to have an olfactory purpose. This buccal cavity/nares component to the…
Amphiuma tridactylum