{"id":104259,"date":"2026-05-20T14:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=104259"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:45:18","slug":"trachischium-lalremsangai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/trachischium-lalremsangai\/","title":{"rendered":"Trachischium lalremsangai"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Trachischium lalremsangai Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists recently discovered a new species of burrowing snake named Trachischium lalremsangai in Mizoram near the India\u2013Myanmar border. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Trachischium lalremsangai<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>burrowing snake.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in <\/span><b>Murlen National Park, Mizoram,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a biodiversity-rich forest landscape within the <\/span><b>Indo\u2013Burma biodiversity hotspot.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species was n<\/span><b>amed after Dr. Lalremsanga <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in recognition of his remarkable <\/span><b>contributions to herpetology (the study of reptiles and amphibians)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India, especially in Northeast India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The snake is distinguished by its smooth iridescent scales; <\/span><b>brown body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a <\/span><b>white-speckled underside;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a unique arrangement of head scales.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Murlen National Park\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Champhai district of <\/span><b>Mizoram <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">near the <\/span><b>Indo-Myanmar border.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies within the <\/span><b>Mizo Hills,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> part of the <\/span><b>Patkai range.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It ranges from an altitude of 400 meters to 1900 meters above sea level.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>climate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>subtropical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>heavy rainfall from May to September<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and mild winters from November to February.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It has s<\/span><b>ix different forest types, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">namely <\/span><b>tropical semi-evergreen, subtropical broadleaved, submontane, bamboo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, grassland, and cliff vegetation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to a variety of plant species, including 35 species of <\/span><b>medicinal plants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and more than <\/span><b>150 varieties of orchids.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among others, <\/span><b>bamboo brakes, rhododendrons,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and unique flowering trees cover vast expanses of the forest.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It harbours approximately 15 mammal species, including the <\/span><b>Bengal tiger, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leopard, <\/span><b>Himalayan black bear,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>endangered hoolock gibbon.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avian life thrives here, with over 150 bird species such as <\/span><b>Mrs. Hume\u2019s pheasant (State bird)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the kalij pheasant.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hubnetwork.in\/new-snake-species-named-after-mizoram-university-professor-discovered-near-india-myanmar-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>HUB<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trachischium lalremsangai is a new species of burrowing snake. 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