Specimen Information

Siren intermedia
Siren intermedia
(Lesser Siren)
Amphibians-Salamanders
Native Transplant

Specimen ID274332
GroupAmphibians-Salamanders
GenusSiren
Speciesintermedia
Common NameLesser Siren
StateCA
CountySan Mateo
Localityprivate man-made pond
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC8 Number18050000
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month4
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on plants
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19662
Author:Micheletti, S.J.
Date:2010
Title:Siren intermedia (Lesser Siren), extralimital introduction/reproduction.
Journal:Herpetological Review
Volume:41
Issue:4
Pages:470
CommentsCame off of plants shipped from Arkansas March 25, 2005. Pond was drained to remove all specimens. Several Lithobates (Rana) catesbeiana removed.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected40 larvae, 2 adults


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