ud ob ranch us ▁ax anth us ) ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ib ranch ▁sal am ander ▁lack ing ▁h ind ▁legs . ▁Found ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁Florida , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁currently ▁recognized ▁species ▁of ▁d war f ▁sir ens . ▁Two ▁sub species ▁are ▁currently ▁recognized ; ▁P . ▁a . ▁ax anth us , ▁the ▁narrow - strip ed ▁d war f ▁sir en , ▁and ▁P . ▁a . ▁bel li , ▁the ▁Ever gl ades ▁d war f ▁sir en . ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁description ▁Southern ▁d war f ▁sir ens ▁are ▁thin , ▁sl im y ▁sal am and ers ▁that ▁are ▁frequently ▁mistaken ▁for ▁e els . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁long ▁bodies ▁with ▁bush y ▁g ills ▁and ▁small , ▁three - to ed ▁fore ▁legs . ▁Color ation ▁is ▁generally ▁brown , ▁black , ▁or ▁gray , ▁with ▁yellow ▁or ▁tan ▁stri pes ▁on ▁their ▁back s ▁and ▁sides . ▁Ad ult s ▁reach ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 1 0 – 2 5   cm . ▁ ▁Southern ▁d war f ▁sir ens ▁can ▁easily ▁be ▁distinguished ▁from ▁am ph ium as ▁by ▁size ▁and ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁h ind ▁legs , ▁and ▁from ▁Sir en ▁s pp . ▁sal am and ers ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁three ▁to es ▁on ▁each ▁foot . ▁Dist ingu ishing ▁between ▁P . ▁ax anth us ▁and ▁P . ▁stri atus ▁is ▁more ▁difficult , ▁requiring ▁comparison ▁of ▁patterns ▁with ▁a ▁field ▁guide , ▁known ▁distribution