The newly discovered species of anaconda has been named Eunectes akayima. It’s different from the one we already knew, called Eunectes murinus. Akayima means ‘big snake’ in an indigenous ...
Dilane Salvaje was on the lookout for a green anaconda - the largest snake species in the world - in southern Colombia when ...
The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is one of the largest snakes in the world and can reach over eight metres in length and weigh up to 100 kg. Most snakes lay eggs, but anacondas are viviparous ...
Until now, only one species of green anaconda had been recognized in the Amazon. The new species, Eunectes akayima, has a 5.5% genetic difference from the familiar Vonk said, "although at first ...
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