Rare snake species discovered in Myanmar for first time


YANGON (Xinhua): A rare species of snake previously undocumented in Myanmar has been recorded in the country, shedding light on the country's growing reptile diversity.

The findings, published on June 10 by Herpetology Notes, an online-only, open-access scientific journal, stated that the newly reported Lycodon laoensis, also known as the Laotian wolf snake, was previously known only from countries such as Laos.

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