{"id":98384,"date":"2026-04-15T15:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=98384"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:04:21","slug":"calamaria-garoensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/calamaria-garoensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Calamaria garoensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Calamaria garoensis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a team of researchers from multiple institutions has described a new species of burrowing reed snake from Meghalaya\u2019s West Garo Hills district and named it as Calamaria garoensis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Calamaria garoensis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>burrowing reed snake.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found mainly in <\/span><b>Garo Hills of Meghalaya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is currently known only from this region, indicating a potentially restricted distribution .<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Characteristics<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterised by smooth<\/span><b> dorsal scales<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> arranged in 13 rows, a short <\/span><b>non-tapering tail with an obtuse tip<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a distinct broad median black stripe on the underside of the tail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body exhibits longitudinal striping along with a faint nuchal ring, distinguishing it from all known related species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Reed Snakes<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are small, slender, <\/span><b>non-venomous snakes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reed snakes of the genus Calamaria are <\/span><b>small, secretive, and largely burrowing.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Typically brown, reddish, or blackish in color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are found in <\/span><b>southern and southeastern Asia.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are mostly found in <\/span><b>moist forests, leaf litter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, under logs, stones, and soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are fossorial\/semi-fossorial \u2013 spend most of their time underground or hidden in leaf litter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They eat small, soft-bodied invertebrates<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/meghalaya-yields-new-burrowing-reed-snake\/article70860105.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calamaria garoensis is a new species of burrowing reed snake. 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