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4-foot reptilian predator spotted 'enveloping' hawk turns out to be new snake species
On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...
New species of “large, black-eyed” animal discovered in a mine that is surprising the scientific world
Fred Kraus was the visiting scientist on a mission to explore the habitats of the tree-dwelling snakes of the region, but as ...
New species of large, black-eyed snake discovered by scientists in Papua New Guinea
Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea.
Scientists Find Shadowy Beast With Large Black Eyes—It's a New Species
The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.
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4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an ...
4-foot-long island predator found ‘enveloping’ an attacker. It’s a new species
He didn’t know it at the time, but he’d just discovered a new species. Fred Kraus visited Sudest Island as part of an ongoing project to document the region’s reptile diversity. He was particularly ...
3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...
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4-foot-long island predator found ‘enveloping’ an attacker. It’s a new species
He didn’t know it at the time, but he’d just discovered a new species. Fred Kraus visited Sudest Island as part of an ongoing project to document the region’s reptile diversity. He was ...
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4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
A visiting scientist noticed the scaly animal — and discovered a new species. Fred Kraus visited Rossel Island as part of an ongoing project to document the region’s reptile diversity.