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Definition of Congo snake
1. Noun. Aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States.
Generic synonyms: Salamander
Group relationships: Genus Amphiuma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Congo Snake
Literary usage of Congo snake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archæology of the United States by Samuel Foster Haven (1856)
"Viscera of congo snake (Amphiuma means). One-half diameter . . Ill Figure 21.
Viscera of Black Snake (Coluber constrictor). One-half diameter . .112 Figure ..."
2. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"The congo snake, A. ... a single spiracle on each side; legs short and thick ;
fingers four, toes five, and all palmated. congo snake, A. means, Linn. ..."
3. A Text-book in General Zoölogy by Glenn Washington Herrick (1907)
"The congo snake. —There is an amphibian found in the swamps, muddy streams, and
ditches of the southeastern states that is known as the "congo snake" or ..."
4. Natural History of Animals: Containing Brief Descriptions of the Animals by Sanborn Tenney (1875)
"The Sirens have the gills in tufts, as in Figures 187, 188; thus even in the
adult Kg'186— congo snake' state they are like the young of Frogs and Toads. ..."
5. The Class Reptilia by Edward Pidgeon, Edward Griffith, Georges Cuvier (1831)
"... Leconte, Ann. Lye. jt 17- b. Legs weak, boneless. Amphiuma. Common congo snake.
Amphiuma means. Garden. Florida and Georgia. Mus. Brit. ..."
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