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I believe you know this species,I did encouter this one 2 years back surfacing during Fl. cold snaps my neighbors kid just reveiled one today ....

Yup. They're an awesome species for sure.
What county?
Thanks for posting.
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Hey Mark ,They are from SW Marion co.Fl. I understand some guy at UF Gainesville was working with these years ago,The name(sp.) of these just slips my decrepid old mind

Rhineura floridana. Florida worm lizard.
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Would that be a worm lizard?

If I recall correctly, they are a snake not a lizard and seem to appear only in the winter,i found that one on the surface in Jan morning 40*F

When i lived in Hawaii the only snake found there was the Blindsnake. I guess they were introduced from potted plants and soil. They were quite abundant. Anything you flipped they would be there.
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Which are neither snake nor lizard, but closely related.

Caecilians are in their own order of Amphibia (others being frogs, salamanders, etc.). They live in moist soil, and some species are aquatic. Cool critters . . .

What are Amphisbaenians? Amphisbaenians, also known as "worm lizards," are part of the taxon Squamata. Like other squamates (i.e., lizards and snakes) amphisbaenians have elongated ...

That is what I thought it was. Worm lizard.

Well thats what us old folks call them, worm lizards, hahahahahahaha. I have found them in northern Fla(just below the panhandle), back in the late sixties all the way down to just south of Orlando, when the daytona show was the orlando show.

I really like the legless lizard groups. I have been lucky enough to find them on both coasts. Calif legless lizard, to the fla worm lizard, and of course the many forms of eastern and slender legless lizards. I should of known that someday I would go lizard, ick! Cheers

Legless lizards ROCK! I discovered an eastern living under my shed, and offered it a couple crickets by hand. After the first cricket, it decided it wanted the fat worm that was my thumb.

That is awesome!! Right out of your hand AND your hand. LOL. I saw one in KS last summer but my turtle like reflexes did not cut it. They are fast!

It is not a caecilian but as Foxturtle said ..an amphisbaen (not amphibian).
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Right, Florida Worm Lizard. an amfizzathingy. Occasionally exceed a foot long. I see them in my backyard once in a while near Tampa. usually they are just under the surface of sandy soil (with leaflitter not turfgrass). they are forced up after a heavy rain sometimes also.

I'm in Tampa and see a few each year..usually around this time. I've seen them in turfgrass areas that have been washed out by broken water pipes, etc.
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