Researchers Record First Instance of So-Called Penis Snake In Florida

Researchers Record First Instance of So-Called Penis Snake In Florida
The single, live amphibian was captured during a routine electroshock survey of a waterway.
July 28, 2021
This aquatic Rio Cauca Caecilian (Typhlonectes natans; found alive in the Tamiami Canal (C-4) in Miami-Dade County, Florida,
represents the first documented record of this order of amphibians found in the United States. Photograph by Krissy Laurie
The name is certainly peculiar, but the so-called penis snake is actually a caecilian and it was recorded living in Florida’s Miami-Date County in October 2019. The single, live amphibian was captured during a routine electroshock survey of a waterway, living in water about 1 meter deep. The caecilian was reported in good health when it was captured but later died after attempts to feed it failed.

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