Article 44CWQ Nearly Mythical 3-Foot-Long Swamp Salamander Is Officially a Real Species

Nearly Mythical 3-Foot-Long Swamp Salamander Is Officially a Real Species

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What has two short, chunky arms, a mane of feathery gills, and a sleek, green-marbled, eel-like body as long as your leg? No guesses? Meet the reticulated siren, a massive, two and a half foot-long salamander, described for the first time in a paper published today in the journal PLOS ONE, hailing from the remote,"

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