Researchers from TN discover new species of snake in Meghamalai.

Environment

Researchers from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and the UK have identified a new species of shield tail snake in the Meghamalai-Munnar region of the Western Ghats. Known as the Tail-spot Shield tail, this non-venomous snake was often mistaken for the Palni Shieldtail. Shield tail snakes, a group of burrowing species found in the Western Ghats, emerge during monsoons for breeding. The discovery was published in Zootaxa.


      Shieldtail snakes are scavengers and diggers, and they come out to breed during the monsoon. The discovery was published in the international journal Zootaxa.

     

     

 

     


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