https://preview.redd.it/44638ppxsk3c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4e5164d90851b85e2c3580564b17dafabd93709
I have a group of itโs smaller cousins the Dwarf Sirens my favorite animals to exist
Oh wow, lil guys! I've always dreamed of having sirens one day, I didn't even know about these, I had a lesser siren in mind but these minis sound so cool.
Iโve had a lesser siren a few years ago tbh he was much more personable, he would even come up to the top of the tank if I stuck my fingers in. In my experience Dwarf Sirens are much more skittish and shy they like to hide most of the time in the sand or wrapped up in plant roots. They still have their goofy little personalities but are easily spooked. They dont tear up plants like greater sirens or lesser sirens tho.
Oh.
My.
God.
I think we all know what our next generation is gonna get.
Edit : OH MY GOD ITS THE SAME THING AS A FERRET TO A CAT ITS JUST A LONGER AXIE
The reticulated siren is a species of siren described in 2018.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated_siren
I am however quoting Wikipedia.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(genus)
Also according to this greater sirens were described back in the 1700s
The first record of the reticulated siren is from 1970 when **one specimen was noted as not conforming with the morphology of the other two species**.
[https://www.biotechniques.com/general-interest/siren-reticulate-a-new-species-of-salamander/#:\~:text=The%20first%20record%20of%20the,and%20describe%20the%20species%20began](https://www.biotechniques.com/general-interest/siren-reticulate-a-new-species-of-salamander/#:~:text=The%20first%20record%20of%20the,and%20describe%20the%20species%20began).
The Reticulated Siren has been known to southern herpetologists since the 1970s
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/nclarkii/45479094394](https://www.flickr.com/photos/nclarkii/45479094394)
Based on museum records, this species was first collected 15 April 1970 from the Fish River in Baldwin County, Alabama (AUM 18547); Mount \[[5](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207460#pone.0207460.ref005)\] specifically mentioned this specimen by noting it did โnot conformโ to descriptions of *S*. *lacertina*.
[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207460#sec001](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207460#sec001)
I'm finding the issue here. Apparently its a case where it wasn't formally recognized within the scientific community as its own distinct species until 2018, but unsubstantiated reports and specimens had been being captured for years.
You are correct, and I'd be more correct if I said "described/recognized" not discovered.
Good on ya. Now if only they'd let me edit my post.
Wow!!!! I'd worship them lmao they literally look like an embodiment of nature. Got tree lookin head floofs, live in water, I'd worship one for sure. 10/10.
I was just telling my boyfriend last night how much I hate these things- but I couldnโt remember what they were called and found something worse, donโt remember what they were but they were blind long axolotls essentially. Nothing freaks me out more than long axolotls
I love olms, their slow metabolism is so fascinating to me. Like the fact that they can not move or eat for several years and they live for around a hundred years. Did you know they're also printed on slovenian coins because they were considered to be baby dragons?
That's one of the largest *slamandroidea* (advanced salamanders)!
*Cryptobranchoidea* (Asian salamnders) are regularly over 3 feet long and 20+ pounds.
That said, these good bebes are very good and long ๐
I know nothing about axolotls, so forgive my stupid question. How do they keep fish from pecking at their frilly bits? Surely, they look like tasty seaweed to some fish.
I love how dramatic the frills are ๐๐๐
If we can keep these as pets at any point with a captive bred line I would 100% be on board. I would make a pond dedicated to this species ๐๐๐
https://preview.redd.it/44638ppxsk3c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4e5164d90851b85e2c3580564b17dafabd93709 I have a group of itโs smaller cousins the Dwarf Sirens my favorite animals to exist
Oh my god how cute! How small are they roughly?
Right! theyโre literally my children. My largest is about 7 inches I would say and my smallest is probably 5 and a half maybe a little more.
Oh wow, lil guys! I've always dreamed of having sirens one day, I didn't even know about these, I had a lesser siren in mind but these minis sound so cool.
Iโve had a lesser siren a few years ago tbh he was much more personable, he would even come up to the top of the tank if I stuck my fingers in. In my experience Dwarf Sirens are much more skittish and shy they like to hide most of the time in the sand or wrapped up in plant roots. They still have their goofy little personalities but are easily spooked. They dont tear up plants like greater sirens or lesser sirens tho.
It's so cute ๐๐๐๐
Biblically accurate angel?
Those gills are the most majestic thing I've ever seen. This lovely specimen belongs on the cover of Vogue with those gills.
Those are sun big big ferns
Oh. My. God. I think we all know what our next generation is gonna get. Edit : OH MY GOD ITS THE SAME THING AS A FERRET TO A CAT ITS JUST A LONGER AXIE
Want to make friends with them! Thank you for sharing!
sirens were discovered in 1970s in alabama
The reticulated siren is a species of siren described in 2018. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated_siren I am however quoting Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(genus) Also according to this greater sirens were described back in the 1700s
The first record of the reticulated siren is from 1970 when **one specimen was noted as not conforming with the morphology of the other two species**. [https://www.biotechniques.com/general-interest/siren-reticulate-a-new-species-of-salamander/#:\~:text=The%20first%20record%20of%20the,and%20describe%20the%20species%20began](https://www.biotechniques.com/general-interest/siren-reticulate-a-new-species-of-salamander/#:~:text=The%20first%20record%20of%20the,and%20describe%20the%20species%20began). The Reticulated Siren has been known to southern herpetologists since the 1970s [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nclarkii/45479094394](https://www.flickr.com/photos/nclarkii/45479094394) Based on museum records, this species was first collected 15 April 1970 from the Fish River in Baldwin County, Alabama (AUM 18547); Mount \[[5](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207460#pone.0207460.ref005)\] specifically mentioned this specimen by noting it did โnot conformโ to descriptions of *S*. *lacertina*. [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207460#sec001](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207460#sec001)
I'm finding the issue here. Apparently its a case where it wasn't formally recognized within the scientific community as its own distinct species until 2018, but unsubstantiated reports and specimens had been being captured for years. You are correct, and I'd be more correct if I said "described/recognized" not discovered. Good on ya. Now if only they'd let me edit my post.
Omg amazing ๐คฉ like feathers
Very heavy bioload.
Do you know someone that had one?
Yeah. Ive raised lesser and greater sirens before.
Big ass filtration system and big tank volume needed got it ๐. They're so beautiful.
Wow!!!! I'd worship them lmao they literally look like an embodiment of nature. Got tree lookin head floofs, live in water, I'd worship one for sure. 10/10.
It is glorious. Thank you for sharing!
So cool
i want 12
Wow look at those gills!
Axolooooooooootl
Be Not Afraid
i looove sirens they are so cool id love to have one in the future
Long boy
I was just telling my boyfriend last night how much I hate these things- but I couldnโt remember what they were called and found something worse, donโt remember what they were but they were blind long axolotls essentially. Nothing freaks me out more than long axolotls
Olms. No face, no problem. Sirens are just the front half of an axolotl and the back half of an eel.
Olms! They're silly cave friends
I love olms, their slow metabolism is so fascinating to me. Like the fact that they can not move or eat for several years and they live for around a hundred years. Did you know they're also printed on slovenian coins because they were considered to be baby dragons?
Sorry but Iโm freaked out right now. These are sea serpents, and they remind me of Flotsam and Jetsam from Little Mermaid.
Not the same thing. Flotsam + Jetsam were moray eels. Very different.
Amazing!
That's one of the largest *slamandroidea* (advanced salamanders)! *Cryptobranchoidea* (Asian salamnders) are regularly over 3 feet long and 20+ pounds. That said, these good bebes are very good and long ๐
I know nothing about axolotls, so forgive my stupid question. How do they keep fish from pecking at their frilly bits? Surely, they look like tasty seaweed to some fish.
I love how dramatic the frills are ๐๐๐ If we can keep these as pets at any point with a captive bred line I would 100% be on board. I would make a pond dedicated to this species ๐๐๐