Meghalaya yields new burrowing reed snake

GUWAHATI A team of researchers from multiple institutions has described a new species of burrowing reed snake from Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district.

The description of the species, named Calamaria garoensis (Garo Hills reed snake), has been published in Taprobanica, an international peer-reviewed journal.

The research is a collaborative effort involving the Assam-based Help Earth, Cotton University, Assam Don Bosco University, Mizoram University, the Zoological Survey of India, and the National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia.