A new species of burrowing snake, named Melanophidium Khairei, was discovered in which region of Indian peninsula?
A. Western Ghats
B. Eastern Ghats
C. Malabar Coast
D. Deccan Plateau
Answer:A
A new species of burrowing snake, named Melanophidium Khairei, was discovered in which region of Indian peninsula?
A. Western Ghats B. Eastern Ghats C. Malabar Coast D. Deccan Plateau
Explanation: Researchers have discovered new species of burrowing snake named Melanophidium khairei or Khaire’s Black Shieldtail in Northwestern Ghats. This new snake species was correctly identified after a gap of 144 years as it was earlier wrongly identified as identified as Melanophidium Punctatum or Pied-bellied Shieldtail. The new snake species has been named as ‘Melanophidium Khairei’ or ‘Khaire's Black Shieldtail’ after Neelimkumar Khaire, the legendary founder of Katraj Snake Park and Indian Herpetological Society, Pune.