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title: "Three-toed Amphiuma"
description: "Amphiuma tridactylum — Amphibians. Amphiuma tridactylum, the three-toed amphiuma, is a species of aquatic salamander native to the Southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/three-toed-amphiuma
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Three-toed Amphiuma

> Amphiuma tridactylum — Amphibians. Amphiuma tridactylum, the three-toed amphiuma, is a species of aquatic salamander native to the Southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Amphiuma tridactylum*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 501
- Wikidata: [Q1258234](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1258234)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26799](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26799)

## Names

- en: Three-toed Amphiuma
- de: Dreizehen-Aalmolch
- es: Anfiuma de Tres Dedos
- fr: Amphiume à trois doigts
- nl: Drietenige aalsalamander
- pl: Amfiuma trójpalcowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (452)

## Summary

Amphiuma tridactylum, the three-toed amphiuma, is a species of aquatic salamander native to the Southeastern United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiuma_tridactylum

## Photo

![Three-toed Amphiuma](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/three-toed-amphiuma/medium.jpg)

Photo: Some pig · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6285964

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/three-toed-amphiuma?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).