I thought that only lizards had this capability, but according to Wikipedia, "over 200 species of invertebrates are capable of using autotomy." That's amazing! There are even two species of mice capable of autotomy - they release skin (including "hair follicles, sweat glands, fur and cartilage") and grow it all back.
In lizards, it's called caudal autotomy. So in my case, would it be called penile autotomy?
Here's a video discussing the red-tailed vanzosaur.
I also found this article that talks about a "simultaneous hermaphrodite" species that autotomizes its penis after copulation.
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