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01 Sep 2017

Guam forests may be 'irreversibly damaged' by foreign snake species

Lizzie Wandrag, co-author of a study into the destruction of Guam's forests by the brown treesnake species, found that within 30 years of its introduction, most of the island's seed-spreading birds became extinct, something she says will have a profound effect on the future of the local ecosystem.

09 Aug 2017

New species of grass snake identified in Europe

Researchers examined the genetic identity of more than 1,600 grass snakes many of them scientific museum specimens.

14 May 2017

Researchers discover new 'winged' snake species in US

The fossils of the new genus and species Zilantophis schuberti were discovered from the Gray Fossil Site in the US.

04 Mar 2016

New snake species discovered in Western Ghats

The new snake species has been named as ‘Melanophidium Khairei’ after Neelimkumar Khaire, the legendary founder of Katraj Snake Park and Indian Herpetological Society, Pune.

03 Mar 2016

New snake genus, species discovered in Gujarat

Colubrids include racers, royal snakes and whip snakes, but differ considerably not only to term it as a new species but also an entirely new genus to embody it.

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