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Florida Museum Science

Herpetology

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Evolution

A hard pillbug to swallow: First X-rays of frog feeding show how they consume prey

November 15, 2022

The phrase “to swallow one’s tongue” has been around since at least the 1880s and has been repurposed in several…Read More

Photograph of green building surrounded by trees

Collections

The Florida Museum of Natural History opens state-of-the-art collections building

October 6, 2022

The Florida Museum of Natural History is expanding this month with the opening of a state-of-the-art special collections building on…Read More

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Life on Earth

North America’s rarest snake found biting off more than it could chew

September 7, 2022

North America’s rarest snake, Tantilla oolitica (rim rock crowned snake), was recently spotted in a park in the Florida Keys…Read More

Vintage illustration of frog skeleton in left-hand frame and live frog in right-hand frame

Evolution

Frog forelimbs may be adapted for love and war as well as jumping

August 29, 2022

Hold out your arm with your palm facing downward. Now rotate your hand 90 degrees to give a thumbs-up without…Read More

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Life on Earth

Miniature frogs set record as first vertebrates to lose the ability to balance

June 16, 2022

Amphibians are exceptionally good at being small. There are salamanders the size of your thumb nail, pygmy newts that live…Read More

Portrait photo of Daniel Paluh

Awards & Honors

Florida Museum honors winners of the 2022 Austin, Bullen and Biodiversity awards

April 13, 2022

The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of the annual Austin and Bullen awards for student research…Read More

Rio Cauca caecilian in net

Life on Earth

Weird, noodle-shaped amphibians known as caecilians found in South Florida canal

July 28, 2021

Caecilians have arrived in Miami. Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists captured one of the obscure legless amphibians in the Tamiami Canal,…Read More

CT scan of fossil lizard

Evolution

Study presents new species of bizarre, extinct lizard previously misidentified as a bird

June 14, 2021

An international research team has described a new species of Oculudentavis, providing further evidence that the animal first identified as…Read More

CT scan of the skull of Cornufer guentheri.

Evolution

Taking a bite out of frog tooth evolution: Amphibian group has lost teeth more than 20 times

June 1, 2021

Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper…Read More

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Life on Earth

New genus of tiny, iridescent snake from Philippines found in collection

January 5, 2021

To be fair, the newly described Waray dwarf burrowing snake is pretty great at hiding. In its native habitat on…Read More

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Gainesville, FL 32611

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