A big, new, thing discovered

The headline in the LA Times is: Oh, come on! It's a salamander...sort of, but the first line gives you an idea of what to expect from the photo:

Biologists studying a drained river in Brazil have discovered a new species of amphibian that looks disconcertingly like a male organ.

Researchers have called the eyeless creature, known formally as Atretochoana eiselti, a "floppy snake," but it is not a reptile. Rather, it is an amphibian more closely related to salamanders and frogs.

It is a disconcerting looking creature, and it's surprising that new things like this can still be discovered these days.