| Specimen ID | 1658182 |
| Group | Amphibians-Caecilians |
| Genus | Typhlonectes |
| Species | natans |
| Common Name | Rio Cauca Caecilian |
| State | FL |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Locality | Tamiami Canal (C-4) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Florida Southeast Coast |
| HUC8 Number | 03090206 |
| HUC10 Name | Tamiami Canal |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020615 |
| HUC12 Name | Tamiami Canal |
| HUC12 Number | 030902061500 |
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| Collection Day | 21 |
| Collection Month | 10 |
| Collection Year | 2019 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium | escaped captivity |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 36259 |
| Author: | Sheehy, C.M., D.C. Blackburn, M.T. Kouete, K.B. Gestring, K. Laurie, A. Prechtel, E. Suarez, and B.L. Talley |
| Date: | 2021 |
| Title: | First record of a caecilian (order Gymnophonia, family Typhlonectidae, Typhlonectes natans) in Florida and in the United States |
| Journal: | Reptiles & Amphibians |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 355-357 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 46317 |
| Author: | Sheehy III, C.M., R.H. Robins, D.C. Blackburn, J.A. Gray, M. Zoungrana, and M.T. Kouete |
| Date: | 2025 |
| Title: | Establishment of aquatic Rio Cauca caecilians, Typhlonectes natans (Fischer 1880) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), in Florida, with notes on their relative abundance, distribution, and natural history |
| Journal: | Reptiles and Amphibians |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Pages: | e23352 |
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| Record Type | Specimen |
| Disposal | Florida Museum of Natural History herpetology collection |
| Museum Cat Number | UF 190000 |
| Verifier | C. Sheehy, University of Florida |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 582 mm total length |
| Number Preserved | 1 |
