Scientists in the Amazon rainforest stumbled upon a tiny, unknown snake and discovered a new species, Tropidophis cacuangoa, a study said. Photo from Ortega-Andrade, et al. via the European ...

Researchers classified the animal as a type of dwarf boa snake and named it Tropidophis cacuangoae. New species of dwarf boa found in the Ecuadoran Amazon. Up to 20 centimeters ...

A strange new dwarf snake species discovered in the tropics of Ecuador has been dubbed a "relic of time." The tiny snake is only about 7.8 inches long and belongs to the Tropidophiidae family, a ...

The 20 centimeters long, previously unknown snake is named Tropidophis cacuangoae A specimen of a new species of dwarf boa, "Tropidophis cacuangoae," is seen at a laboratory of the National ...

Up to 20-centimetres long and with skin colourings similar to those of the boa constrictor, the previously unknown snake has been named Tropidophis cacuangoae.. The second part of the name honours ...

Scientists in the Amazon rainforest stumbled upon a tiny, unknown snake and discovered a new species, Tropidophis cacuangoa, a study said. Photo from Ortega-Andrade, et al. via the European ...

Up to 20 centimeters (7.8 inches) long and with skin coloring similar to those of the boa constrictor -- the previously unknown snake was named Tropidophis cacuangoae.

QUITO - Scientists have discovered a new species of dwarf boa in the Ecuadoran Amazon and named it after an Indigenous activist. Up to 20 centimeters (7.8 inches) long and with skin coloring ...

Scientists in the Amazon rainforest stumbled upon a tiny, unknown snake and discovered a new species, Tropidophis cacuangoa, a study said. Photo from Ortega-Andrade, et al. via the European ...

Scientists in the Amazon rainforest stumbled upon a tiny, unknown snake and discovered a new species, Tropidophis cacuangoa, a study said. Photo from Ortega-Andrade, et al. via the European ...

Up to 20 centimeters (7.8 inches) long and with skin coloring similar to those of the boa constrictor -- the previously unknown snake was named Tropidophis cacuangoae.

A specimen of a new species of dwarf boa, Tropidophis cacuangoae, is seen at a laboratory of the National Institute of Biodiversity INABIO in Quito on January 5, 2023.