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Herpetology has long navigated through tangled terrain in Papua New Guinea, where species mislabeling and sparse sampling have clouded scientific understanding. But a recent revision has brought ...

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Scientists recently discovered a striking new species of snake on Sudest Island in Papua New Guinea. Named Dendrelaphis anthracina, or the coal black tree snake, it measures up to 4 feet, 8 inches ...

A new species of snake was recently discovered after scientists spotted it taking on a hawk on a Papua New Guinea island. Measuring as long as 4 feet, 8 inches, the Dendrelaphis anthracina, or ...

Three of the new snake species (D. anthracina, D. melanarkys and D. roseni) belong to the D. papuensis group, while the fourth one (D. atra) belongs to the D. punctulatus group, the study noted.

Measuring as long as 4 feet, 8 inches, the Dendrelaphis anthracina, or coal black tree snake, was identified by scientist Fred Kraus while visiting Sudest Island (also called Vanatinai and Tagula ...

A preserved Dendrelaphis anthracina, or coal black tree snake. Photo from Kraus (2025), shared by Fred Kraus Coal black tree snakes are considered “large,” reaching about 4 feet, 8 inches long ...