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New genus of tiny, iridescent snake from Philippines found in collection

To be fair, the newly described Waray dwarf burrowing snake is pretty great at hiding. In its native habitat on the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines, the snake usua…
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Scientists found a new genus of tiny, iridescent snake from the Philippines hidden in KU Natural History Museum’s collections. DNA analysis & CT scans revealed that Levitonius mirus occupies its own branch on the snake tree of life. #Herpetology

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Scientists found a new genus of tiny, iridescent snake from the Philippines hidden in KU Natural History Museum’s collections. DNA analysis & CT scans revealed that Levitonius mirus occupies its own branch on the snake tree of life. #Herpetology

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