The Gammie’s wolf snake (Lycodon gammiei) is an “exceedingly uncommon” species of Asian snake, however researchers managed to seek out one in the course of the night time because it was hanging out on an enormous tree in Xizang/Tibet. A analysis article revealed this week in ZooKeys particulars the discover.
In line with researchers, L. gammiei is “a uncommon non-venomous snake species throughout the household Colubridae.” Although first described in 1878, scientists very not often encounter this snake, and “no genetic information have been reported.” This time, scientists collected a pattern specimen to study extra concerning the species.
The researchers in some way managed to seek out this uncommon snake after darkish, simply earlier than midnight, on a tree close to a highway. Although the snake is strikingly yellow and black, it appears serendipitous that researchers occurred throughout one in the dead of night.
Prior to now century and a half because the species’ preliminary discovery, scientists have noticed L. gammiei in India, China, and Bhutan. This newest sighting was in Mêdog County in Xizang/Tibet, an autonomous area in China north of the Himalayas.
“The invention of L. gammiei in Medog County, China, signifies an eastward enlargement of its identified geographical distribution,” the researchers wrote.
Researchers are calling this a “rediscovery” of the Gammie’s wolf snake, as a result of it’s that uncommon to see them.
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