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A third of all snakes don't actually lay eggs.

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A snake that has been hiding in plain since 1977 since it was first documented in 1977 has been described as a species new to science. The new snake species, Dipsas aparatiritos was first documented by Dr. Charles Myers, who studied reptiles and

“To our knowledge, these species are the first new-to-science vertebrates formally described during the time of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory.”

“To our knowledge, these species are the first new-to-science vertebrates formally described during the time of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory.”

“To our knowledge, these species are the first new-to-science vertebrates formally described during the time of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory.”

From king cobras to geckos, 20% of reptiles risk extinction

The research, published Wednesday in Nature, adds another dimension to a substantial body of scientific evidence that points to a human-caused biodiversity crisis similar to climate change in the vast effect it could have on life on Earth.

The first global analysis of its kind found that logging and farming are taking away reptile habitat at an unsustainable pace, exacerbating a worldwide decline in biodiversity.