Five New Species of Vine Snakes Discovered in Peninsular India

A team of researchers from the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) recently discovered five new species of vine snakes during their study in various parts of peninsular India.

Key Findings

  • The team discovered that the common green vine snake (Ahaetullanasuta) in India was a complex of several species.
  • They noted that while four distinct small-bodied and short-nosed species were found in the rainforests of the Western Ghats, another morphologically distinct and much larger species was found across the lowlands and drier parts of peninsular India.
  • The newly discovered species from the Western Ghats include ....
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