They are also called shingleback/bobtail/two-headed skink/pinecone lizard/stumpy lizard, and more. They're heavily armoured, with a peaceful demeanor (but can be a sassy when bothered). They tend to pair up & stay with the same mate year after year, & you can often find pairs hanging out together ❤️

I got my hands on this @floridamuseum.bsky.social specimen freshly fixed in 2021, & created skeletal & soft tissue CT scans. You can download them here (including colored skull model): www.morphosource.org/concern/biological_specimens/000408235

View the exploding skull model here: skfb.ly/pzUFC

It appears that these aquatic caecilians are doing pretty well down there and definitely reproducing in Miami, with a whopping 115 individuals collected using cans of chicken vienna sausages 🌭

I had so much fun being part of this project! On my scheduled scanning days @ UF Coleman would hand me a bucket of caecilians collected from the Tamiami canal. I put each under the X ray beam to look for babies or interesting food items. If I saw anything of interest, I CT scanned them.

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