Two-toed Amphiuma

Amphiuma means

Safety note: Bites forcefully — handle with care

The Two-toed Amphiuma is a large, eel-like salamander with tiny, nearly vestigial legs. It can bite forcefully and is sometimes called the Congo eel or lamper eel. Fully aquatic and highly secretive.

Habitat

Swamps, ditches, and slow muddy streams in the Southeast

Diet

Crayfish, frogs, fish, and invertebrates

How common

Uncommon

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