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4-foot reptilian predator spotted 'enveloping' hawk turns out to be new snake species
On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...
Scientists Find Shadowy Beast With Large Black Eyes—It's a New Species
The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.
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Biologists Rejoice as Extremely Rare Guam Kingfishers Lay Their First Wild Eggs in Nearly 40 Years
The brightly colored birds are extinct in the wild, having disappeared from their native Guam in 1988 due to the introduction ...
‘Large’ creature with black eyes found at mine and discovered as new species
During his visit, Kraus found several “large” snakes with white chins, the study said. Intrigued, he took a closer look at the animals, compared them with other known species and soon realized he’d ...
Where do new species come from? Take a look at some recently discovered creatures
From the mines of Papua New Guinea to the water tanks of India, here are where researchers are finding new species.
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4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an abandoned village. Its orange eyes scanned its surroundings, but it wasn’t ...
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3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
A photo shows the “jet black” coloring of the new species. Unlike other related species, Rosen’s tree snakes darken in color as the animals age, Kraus said in the study. Smaller, younger ...
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3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
A photo shows the “jet black” coloring of the new species. Unlike other related species, Rosen’s tree snakes darken in color as the animals age, Kraus said in the study. Smaller, younger snakes ...