Three new snake species discovered in Galapagos
Scientists
from Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador discovered three new snake species in the
Galapagos archipelago, due to a study that started ten years ago.
The species
are: “Pseudalsophis thomasi” y “Darwini” that reaches 25 centimeters and “Pseudalsophis
hephestus” that reaches 50 centimeters, explained Mario Yanez, scientist of
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO).
The color
of the three new species are brown, this characteristic allows them to hide between
rocks and dry vegetation of the archipelago, here there are two snake species:
the big ones with 55 centimeters length and the small ones with 25 centimeters length.
This
investigation headed by the Brazilian specialist Hussam Zaher, included a route
in 2008 during 15 days in the islands and islets of the archipelago.
With this
find that took place in Santiago and Santa Fe Islands and Tortuga Islet, add up
nine the snake species in the archipelago, located 1000 kilometers from the Ecuadorian
continental shore.
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