Penis snake?

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This newly rediscovered species is being touted as a "penis snake", but it's neither penis nor snake. It is in fact a caecilian, and since you're interested in biology (why else are you here?), you'll need to know a bit about them. I found, via website io9, a description of a new caecelian species that happens to be the largest tetrapod (land-dwelling vertebrate) without any lungs. 

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I am a lawyer in Chicago with interests in pop culture and current politics.
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