New Vine Snake Discovered in Odisha Biosphere Reserve

A group of researchers has discovered a tenth species of the vine snake of genus Ahaetulla after a gap of more than a century. Before this discovery, there were nine species of vine snakes reported from the country. The Ahaetulla laudankia, the newly-discovered snake, was first spotted by researchers in Simlipal Biosphere Reserve near Lulung in Odisha.

Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
  • Similipal National Park is a national park and a tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha.
  • It is part of the Similipal-Kuldiha-Hadgarh Elephant Reserve popularly known as Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve, which includes three protected areas — ....
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