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Tamiami Canal

Summary

The Tamiami Canal or C-4 Canal, is a canal located in southern Florida in the United States. It flows in a west to east direction from the western part of the state in the Everglades past the Miami International Airport to a salinity control center near the Miami River. It averages 8 feet (2.4 metres) in depth and is over 100 feet (30 metres) wide in some areas.

TAMIAMI CANAL AREA
Path of the canal

In 2019, a worm-shaped amphibian caecilian, Typhlonectes natans, was found living in the canal. Normally found in Venezuela and Colombia, its capture was the first record of a caecilian in the United States.[1]

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  1. ^ Sheehy, Coleman; Blackburn, David; Kouete, Marcel; Gestring, Kelly; Laurie, Kristin; Prechtel, Austin; Suarez, Eric; Talley, Brooke (2021-07-15). "First record of a caecilian (order Gymnophiona, Typhlonectes natans) in Florida and in the United States". Reptiles & Amphibians. 28 (2): 355–357. doi:10.17161/randa.v28i2.15629. ISSN 2332-4961. S2CID 237772457.
  • Southeast District Assessment and Monitoring Program - [1]

25°47′43″N 80°14′40″W / 25.7952°N 80.2445°W / 25.7952; -80.2445