First Record of Caecilian Introduced to U.S. (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

First Record of Caecilian Introduced to U.S.

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This Rio Cauca caecilian, Typhlonectes natans, was captured in South Florida's Tamiami Canal, the first record of a caecilian living in the wild in the U.S. Originally from South America, the species is common in the international pet trade.

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Noah Mueller

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