Southern Dusky Salamander
The Dusky Salamander was once common in the southeastern United States. In recent years, UF researchers have documented population drops…
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Rusty Mud Salamander
These salamanders were found in a stream on UF’s campus, and used to describe a new subspecies of Mud Salamander….
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Modern American Alligator
Crocodilians first appear in the fossil record 83.5 million years ago, with 24 known species today (alligators, crocodiles, caimans and…
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Komodo Dragon
The Komodo Dragon grows up to 10 feet long – the world’s largest living lizard. In the late 1960s, research…
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Jambato Toad
The Jambato Toad has been hard-hit by the epidemic spread of the fungus causing the decline and extinction of many…
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Gulf Coast Indigo Snake
Museum scientists recently described the Gulf Coast Indigo Snake as a separate species from the similar Atlantic Coast snakes. These…
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Greater Siren
Florida hosts all four known species of sirens, a strange aquatic family of salamanders. With frilly gills for breathing underwater…
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Florida Kingsnake
Native snakes play an important role as natural predators in many of Florida’s ecosystems. Kingsnakes were once common in Paynes…
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Cuban Tree Frog
The earliest records of Cuban Tree Frogs in Florida date to the 1920s in the Keys. They now are found…
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Cleared and Stained Salamander
Scientists sometimes use enzymes and dyes to study animal anatomy and compare relationships among species. Today they also use techniques…
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