{"id":81202,"date":"2026-01-06T12:11:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81202"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:18:08","slug":"calamaria-mizoramensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/calamaria-mizoramensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Calamaria Mizoramensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Calamaria Mizoramensis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new species of reed snake was recently found in Mizoram, which the researchers named after the state where it was found, calling it Calamaria Mizoramensis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Calamaria Mizoramensis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new species of non-venomous reed 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>Mizoram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new species is <\/span><b>nocturnal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>semi-fossorial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, inhabiting<\/span><b> humid, forested hill environments.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitats <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of C. Mizoramensis have been recorded at elevations ranging from <\/span><b>670 to 1,295 metres above sea level, including locations close to human settlements.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new species is <\/span><b>small <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a <\/span><b>dark brown to blackish body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with faint stripes and a <\/span><b>yellow underside.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its occurrence in other parts of India remains unverified, but it is likely to be present in adjoining states such as Manipur, Nagaland, and Assam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Reed Snakes<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>small, slender, non-venomous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> snakes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They belong to the <\/span><b>genus Calamaria.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family: Colubridae<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are found in <\/span><b>southern and southeastern Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mostly found in:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Moist forests<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Leaf litter<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Under logs, stones, and soil<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>fossorial\/semi-fossoria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l \u2013 <\/span><b>spend most of their time underground or hidden in leaf litter.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically b<\/span><b>rown, reddish, or blackish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They<\/span><b> eat small,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> soft-bodied <\/span><b>invertebrates.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/others\/calamaria-mizoramensis-new-reed-snake-species-found-in-mizoram-101767595500322.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calamaria mizoramensis is a new species of non-venomous reed snake. 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