MANILA, Philippines — A new snake species believed to be endemic in the Philippines has been discovered to be a part of a new genus, which means that it has distinctive features that differentiate it from other existing snake species in the world.
A paper from University of Kansas graduate research assistant Jeffrey Weinell and colleagues Daniel Paluh, Cameon Siler, and Rafe Brown claimed that the Waray Dwarf Burrowing Snake — known to be native to the Samar and Leyte islands hence its name — has some characteristics that are very distinct to its previous classification.
According to the study, the Waray Dwarf Burrowing Snake — now classified part of the new g…
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