Whip-Tailed Tree Octopus

The Whip-tailed tree octopus is the largest species of tree octopus indigenous to Snake Island. This specimen is a 49-inch adult female. Tree octopus is an extremely rare terrestrial octopus with modified gills (similar to the lungfish and frog) and thick, dry skin for terrestrial life at wetland and rainforest. Unlike the common eight-legged sea dwelling octopus, all the tree octopus have ten legs (just like the common squid and cuttlefish).