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
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