A team of herpetologists (specialized in study of reptiles and amphibians) have discovered a more advanced new species of Reddish-Brown Pit Viper in Arunachal Pradesh.
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Assam
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerela
- Their discovery was published in Russian Journal of Herpetology.
About the discovered Arunachal Pit Viper:
- Scientific Name- Trimeresurus Arunachalensis.
- This discovery of new species makes Arunachal Pradesh the only Indian state to have a Pit Viper named after it.
- The research team from Pune-based Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, found the snake species while conducting biodiversity surveys in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- The viper discovered is never described before therefore this single known specimen of this species makes it currently the rarest Pit Viper in the world.
- It is a species of Reddish-Brown Pit Viper, a venomous snake which has a unique heat-sensing system.
One must know:
- With this, India is now home to the fifth Brown Pit Viper.
- The other four Brown Pit Vipers are Hump-Nosed, Horseshoe, Malabar, and Himalayan who were discovered about 70 years ago.
- This new discovery makes Arunachal Pit Viper the second serpent to have been discovered in the state after Crying Keelback, a non-venomous snake that was found in Arunachal's Lepa-Rada district in 2018.
Question:
Q. With the discovery of a new species of Reddish-Brown Pit Viper which state has become the only Indian state to have a Pit Viper named after it?a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Assam
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerela
