Caecilian Captured in South Florida (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Caecilian Captured in South Florida

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Florida Fish and Wildlife officers captured an aquatic caecilian during a routine survey of Miami's Tamiami Canal. Native to South America, the specimen represents the first caecilian recorded in the wild in the U.S.

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Photo courtesy of Austin Prechtel

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