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Amphiumas (Congo eels)
Family Amphiumidae
Large, powerful, eel-like aquatic salamanders with tiny vestigial legs — the longest salamanders in North America. Hardy and long-lived, but they bite; strictly for experienced keepers.
1 kept species on Bognook ·1 with a full care sheet.
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