Sirenidae

Pseudobranchus striatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sirenoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Sirenoidea

Familia: Sirenidae
Genera: Pseudobranchus – Siren

Name

Sirenidae Gray, 1825

Type genus: Siren Linnaeus, 1767

Synonyms

• Sirenina Gray, 1825
• Chirodysmolgae Ritgen, 1828
• Sirenea — Hemprich, 1829
• Sirenidae — Hogg, 1838
• Sirenina — Bonaparte, 1840
• Sirenes Fitzinger, 1843
• Trachystomata Stannius, 1856
• Sirenida — Knauer, 1883
• Sirenoidia — Dubois, 2005

References

• Gray, 1825, Ann. Philos., London, Ser. 2, 10: 215.
• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Sirenidae access date 10 August 2008

Vernacular names

беларуская: Сіранавыя
English: Sirens
suomi: Mutaliskot
ไทย: ไซเรน
Tiếng Việt: nhân ngư

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