Meet the Narrow-Banded Rain Snake, Mizoram's 'Newest' Snake

Rare new species of snake discovered in Mizoram

Aizawl: A professor from the Zoology Department of Mizoram University (MZU), along with his research scholar and their colleagues, has discovered a new species of snake, Smithophis laptofasciatus, in Mizoram. The discovery followed an extensive study of the snake’s scales, morphological features, and DNA during herpetological expeditions, according to Prof. HT Lalremsanga, head of the […] The post Rare new species of snake discovered in Mizoram …

Meet the Narrow-Banded Rain Snake, Mizoram's 'newest' snake

Guwahati: A team of researchers from Mizoram University and the biodiversity conservation group Help Earth has discovered a new species of rain snake from

New rain snake species found in Mizoram forests - Meghalaya Monitor

Shillong, Aug 6: A team of researchers from Mizoram University and Help Earth, a biodiversity conservation group, have recently discovered a new species of rain snake belonging to the genus Smithophis in the tropical montane forests of Mizoram. The study, published in the latest issue of Taprobanica: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity, on August 5, describes the new species as Smithophis leptofasciatus sp. nov.—commonly referred to as the narrow-…