Animal Fact Files's video: Amphiuma facts: United States LONGEST Salamander Animal Fact Files

The amphiuma is the longest living salamander in the United States. This video focuses on amphiuma facts! Let us know what you learn in the comments! These slippery, snotty amphibians are nocturnal and only leave water when there is rain. This makes them quite rare to spot! Their main source of food is crayfish and they in turn act as the main source of food for mudsnakes. Amphiumas are also known as conger eels, Congo eels, and blue eels but they aren't eels - though they do have a distinct eel-like appearance. Scientific Name: Genus - Amphiuma Range: southeastern and central United States Size: up to almost four feet (122cm) long - though some species don't reach half this! Diet: crayfish along with clams, snails, worms, small fish, etc. Lifespan: unknown in the wild; 20+ in captivity ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- Amphiuma HABITAT 0:00 Amphiuma NAMES 0:19 Amphiuma DANGEROUS? 0:29 Amphiuma SLIME 0:47 Amphiuma THREATS 0:57 Amphiuma DIET 1:07 Amphiuma RANGE/SIZE 1:17 Amphiuma SPECIES 1:36 Amphiuma ON LAND 1:58 Amphiuma BREEDING 2:12 Amphiuma LIFE CYCLE 2:27 Amphiuma LIFE SPAN 2:45 Thanks / Outro 2:55 --- Image and Video Credits: Derek Wheaton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QEjCkRGCEg Opencage.org - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphiuma_tridactylum.jpg Captainjack0000 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:One-toed_Amphiuma.jpg Peter Paplanus - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Three-toed_amphiuma_(Amphiuma_tridactylum),_Pulaski_County,_Arkansas_(April_2015).jpg ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/2ndpeter/30234064572 Lamb, J.Y., Davis, M.P. (2020) - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphiuma_tridactylum_biofluorescence_-_41598_2020_59528_Fig2-bottom_(cropped).png Brian Gratwicke - https://flickr.com/photos/19731486@N07/4625374379 ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/19731486@N07/4625979810 Virginia State Park - https://www.flickr.com/photos/vastateparksstaff/6074193002 Northeast Coastal & Barriel Network - https://flickr.com/photos/npsncbn/37030248944 Ryan Somma - https://flickr.com/photos/ideonexus/2289039884 Jody Shugart - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/128726070 mark-groeneveld - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/113776431 Austin Smith - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/82237942 eamonccorbett - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/63890045 NC Wetlands - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/63324792 Logan Ediger - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/2007753 John Sullivan - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Western_Mud_Snake.jpg Cartography Credit: Zoe Yoo, UC Berkeley Range maps sources: AmphibiaWeb, UC Berkeley, and IUCN RedList - https://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Amphiumidae.shtml James Lindsey - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo.bufo.eggs.jpg Davidvraju - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caecilian_guarding_its_eggs.jpg Research Credits: https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173608 http://www.basic.ncsu.edu/ncgap/sppreport/aaaab01010.html https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Amphiuma_tridactylum https://lucec.loyno.edu/natural-history-writings/amphiuma-or-congo-eel https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/amphiuma http://srelherp.uga.edu/salamanders/ampmea.htm https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/three-toed-amphiuma https://www.britannica.com/animal/amphiuma