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News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-baffling-myanmar-pit-viper-looks-like-two-species-at-once-but-dna-confirms-the-ayeyarwady-is-its-own-line/ar-AA24Lv28
Published on: Wednesday 03 June 2026
A green pit viper collected from the lowlands of southern Myanmar has confounded herpetologists for years because its body scales and color pattern sit squarely between two well-known species.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Religion: “Baffling” new snake species in Myanmar looks like multiple species at once
News channel or source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260421233649.htm
Published on: Monday 20 April 2026
Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new species of pit viper in Myanmar that seems to blur the very definition of what a species is. This snake, now named the Ayeyarwady pit viper, puzzled ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Religion: Same and different: A new species of pit viper from Myanmar
News channel or source: https://phys.org/news/2023-12-species-pit-viper-myanmar.html
Published on: Wednesday 20 December 2023
Finding and describing new species can be a tricky endeavor. Scientists typically look for distinctive characters that can differentiate one species from another. However, variation is a continuum ...