A team of herpetologists have discovered a new species of venomous snake – Trimeresurus mayaae or Maya’s Pit viper from Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
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A team of herpetologists have discovered a new species of venomous snake – Trimeresurus mayaae or Maya’s Pit viper from Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The study was published in the recent edition of PLOS One, a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science since 2006. Initially, the new species was assumed to be a common species found in Meghalaya, Mizoram, and even Guwahati.
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