The snake is unique enough that it qualifies not only as a new species, but a new genus (which is a group of closely related species—for example, the … After conducting the analyses of molecular data, we found that we had indeed found a distinctly different species than the bandy-bandys known previously. July 16, 2018 / 10:23 AM New venomous snake species found in Australia ... Scientists have discovered a new species of bandy-bandy snake, Vermicella parscauda, on a … Brand new species aren’t usually discovered inside the belly of another creature, but that’s exactly what happened to a snake in Mexico. The ink has not yet dried on a scientific paper describing a new species of snake, yet the reptile may already be in danger of extinction due to mining. Researchers at Swansea University's College of Science are part of an international team that has discovered a new species of venomous snake in Australia. It could be said that the last thing Australia needs is another venomous snake but as Dr Arbuckle points out, this new species could have distinct benefits. First, the differences that set it apart as a new species include large, undivided plates on the underside of its tail (subcaudal scales), the shape and covering of its male sexual organ (the hemipenis), and the shape of its skull.It's not a big snake - the specimen recovered was an adult male, measuring only 258 millimetres (just over 10 inches). Nearly 1,500 feet (460 meters) beneath the ocean’s surface off Myanmar, a new species of snake eel … New species is most similar to V. umovii (Eversmann, 1846) and V. patula (Püngeler, 1907) but differs in both external and genital characteristics. Australia has a new venomous snake -- … It's not a big snake - the specimen recovered was an adult male, measuring only 258 millimeters (just over 10 inches). ... new species of venomous snake (2018… ... (2018, July 16). Herpetologists at The University of Texas at Arlington have described a previously unknown species of snake that was discovered inside the stomach of another snake more than four decades ago. Biologists discovered a new species of bandy-bandy snake at Weipa on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula. by Mongabay.com on 17 July 2018 | ... a team of biologists chanced upon a black and white snake that’s new to science. New species can turn up in unexpected places — in one recent case, scientists discovered a new snake species in the stomach of another snake. A team of biologists discovered a new species of bandy-bandy snake at Weipa on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula. A new species of venomous snake has been discovered in Queensland but scientists fear it may already be at risk of extinction. ... the team has found only six individuals of the new species … This is the first record of the genus Victrix in the Far East. The new species belongs to the subgenus Poliobrya Hampson, 1908. Some of its features, such as the elongated shape of its skull and relatively plain scales, the researchers say, suggest it is a type of burrowing snake that spends much of its time underground. Sat 25 Aug 2018 02.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 27 Aug 2018 06.57 ... do not mean a new species of super-snake … A new species of moray eel from Indonesia. A team of biologists led by The University of Queensland’s Associate Professor Bryan Fry discovered a new species of bandy-bandy snake at Weipa on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula.