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title: "Greater Siren"
description: "Siren lacertina — Amfibieën. The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the five members of the genus Siren."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/greater-siren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Siren

> Siren lacertina — Amfibieën. The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the five members of the genus Siren.

- Scientific name: *Siren lacertina*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 762
- Wikidata: [Q629332](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q629332)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27864](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27864)

## Names

- en: Greater Siren
- de: Großer Armmolch
- es: Siren mayor
- fr: Sirène majeure
- pl: Syrena jaszczurowata

## Countries with the most observations

US (548)

## Summary

The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the five members of the genus Siren. The largest of the sirens and one of the largest amphibians in North America, the greater siren resides in the coastal plains of the southeastern United States.

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

## Photo

![Greater Siren](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-siren/medium.jpg)

Photo: kcthetc1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150409776

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-siren?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).