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title: "Tweetenige aalsalamander"
description: "Amphiuma means — Amfibieën. The two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) is an aquatic salamander widely distributed in the southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/two-toed-amphiuma
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Tweetenige aalsalamander

> Amphiuma means — Amfibieën. The two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) is an aquatic salamander widely distributed in the southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Amphiuma means*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1170
- Wikidata: [Q243813](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243813)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26796](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26796)

## Names

- en: Two-toed Amphiuma
- de: Zweizehen-Aalmolch
- es: Anfiuma de Dos Dedos
- fr: Amphiume à deux doigts
- nl: Tweetenige aalsalamander
- pl: Amfiuma dwupalcowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (1027)

## Summary

The two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) is an aquatic salamander widely distributed in the southeastern United States. It is commonly, but incorrectly, called "congo snake", "conger eel" or the "blind eel".

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

## Photo

![Tweetenige aalsalamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/two-toed-amphiuma/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341488962

## Machine access

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