Acclimating a new office buddy! Another long, slender, gray tube of an #amphibian - the #caecilian !
(It and Perry the #amphiuma will be neighbors)
(It and Perry the #amphiuma will be neighbors)
That overbite tho, and those rolls!
Meet Typhlonectes natans aka a “rubber eel.” In reality it’s an #amphibian & more closely related to #frogs than to true #eels .
Meet Typhlonectes natans aka a “rubber eel.” In reality it’s an #amphibian & more closely related to #frogs than to true #eels .
Typhlonectes natans is an aquatic #caecilian native to northern South America, & this species is (to my understanding) the most common caecilian in the pet trade.
(this guy/gal is captive bred & was being sold at a reptile show in MN)
(Map: iucnredlist.org/species/59601/…)
(this guy/gal is captive bred & was being sold at a reptile show in MN)
(Map: iucnredlist.org/species/59601/…)
#Caecilians are an interesting group with a tropical distribution.
This is only the 2nd species I’ve seen in person, and it’s the first live one I’ve been lucky enough to meet.
For great info on this interesting group of #amphibians , follow @CaecilianBiol
This is only the 2nd species I’ve seen in person, and it’s the first live one I’ve been lucky enough to meet.
For great info on this interesting group of #amphibians , follow @CaecilianBiol
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