Female caudo grow to 6 centimetres and males 3 centimetres. A native of South America, the species was reported in stock troughs in Northland, the water having been pumped from a nearby stream. They are neither protected nor classified as harmful, and it is uncertain if wild populations have become established.
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Photograph by Mark Maddern
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