New worm-eating snake named after Mizoram herpetologist
A new species of snake, Trachischium lalremsangai, has been discovered in the jungles of Mizoram and Myanmar. Named after herpetologist Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga, this snake is known for its worm-eating habits and preference for underground habitats. The research team described the species based on two specimens, highlighting its unique characteristics compared to related species.
- ▪The new snake species was described in the Herpetozoa journal by scientists from Mizoram University and Germany's Max Planck Institute.
- ▪Trachischium lalremsangai is named after Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga for his contributions to herpetology in India.
- ▪The snake measures about 2.4 million square kilometers and is the eleventh species of its kind found in the region.
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The jungles of Mizoram and neighbouring Myanmar have yielded a new-to-science snake that relishes worms and prefers to stay underground.The snake, Trachischium lalremsangai, has been described in the international Herpetozoa journal of the Austrian Herpetological Society by a team of four scientists from two continents. They are Virender K. Bhardwaj, Amit K. Bal, and Chhangte L. Tluanga from Mizoram University and Zeeshan A. Mirza from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Biology.The researchers named their find after Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga, a professor of Zoology at Mizoram University, for his “remarkable contributions to herpetology in India”, mentoring students, and fostering research collaborations within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot.Measuring about 2.4 million square…
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