{"id":73976,"date":"2025-11-18T13:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T07:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=73976"},"modified":"2025-11-18T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:43:05","slug":"lycodon-irwini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lycodon-irwini\/","title":{"rendered":"Lycodon Irwini"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lycodon Irwini Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recently confirmed the discovery of Lycodon irwini, a glossy black wolf snake, on Great Nicobar Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lycodon Irwini<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a n<\/span><b>ew species of snake.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered on the remote<\/span><b> Great Nicobar Island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the southern tip of the <\/span><b>Nicobar Islands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The snake, which is a member of the Lycodon subcinctus group, was<\/span><b> named in honour of <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>late Australian conservationist <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and television personality, <\/span><b>Stephen Robert Irwin.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>striking glossy-black wolf snake <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that had remained unidentified for years because it closely resembles another widespread species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new research finally confirms that the Great Nicobar population represents a distinct species currently known only from the island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most notable features of Lycodon irwini is its <\/span><b>uniform glossy black colour, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unlike close relatives that typically have white bands or patches.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The snake is<\/span><b> slender, nocturnal, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and can grow close to 1.2 metres in length.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The researchers also documented a higher number of belly and tail scales compared to similar species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-wolf-snake-discovered-great-nicobar-island-named-after-steve-irwin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lycodon irwini is a new species of snake. 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