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New snake species identified thanks to 200-year-old paintings

185-Year-Old Painting Helps ID New Indian Snake Species

185-Year-Old Painting Helps ID New Indian Snake Species Joseph s racer ( May 14, 2021 The new species has been named Joseph s racer, Platyceps josephi, after a late colleague of the researchers ©Surya Narayanan An Indian snake that was first collected in the mid-19th Century and described first via snake skins in 1796, and named the banded racer ( Argyrogena fasciolata), was in actuality a completely different species. Herpetologist Dr. Deepak Veerappan of the Natural History Museum received a snake in 2016 that originated from India’s Tamil Nadu state in South India. The snake was distinctly different from snakes that were widely known in the area. Veerappan and his associates conducted genetic testing as well as a morphology assessment and seemed to determine that the snake was a new species. However, the snake was at the center of a mixup that was started some 200 years earlier.

A new species of snake from Tamil Nadu and an old naming confusion from London

A new species of snake from Tamil Nadu and an old naming confusion from London Updated: Updated: May 14, 2021 10:41 IST Detailed investigation of unpublished manuscripts, paintings and even CT scanning old specimens showed that the Banded racer and Anamalai wolf snake were misidentified Share Article Platyceps josephi Credit: Surya Narayanan   Detailed investigation of unpublished manuscripts, paintings and even CT scanning old specimens showed that the Banded racer and Anamalai wolf snake were misidentified An international team of researchers has discovered a new species of racer snake from Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu and also solved a naming confusion that existed for nearly two centuries.

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