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⚫ | '''''Anguiculus dicaprioi''''' is a |
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| authority = Mirza ''et al.'', 2024 |
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⚫ | '''''Anguiculus dicaprioi''''' is a species of [[Colubridae|colubrid]] snake first described in 2024.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Phylogeny and systematics of the colubrid snake genera Liopeltis and Gongylosoma (Squamata: Colubridae) and description of a new Himalayan endemic genus and species|first1=Zeeshan A.|last1=Mirza|first2=Virender K.|last2=Bhardwaj|first3=Saunak|last3=Pal|first4=H. T.|last4=Lalremsanga|first5=Gernot|last5=Vogel|first6=Patrick D.|last6=Campbell|first7=Harshil|last7=Patel|date=October 21, 2024|journal=Scientific Reports|volume=14|issue=1|pages=24743|doi=10.1038/s41598-024-74271-1|pmid=39433812|pmc=11494134|bibcode=2024NatSR..1424743M }}</ref> The species was named for the American actor [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/leonardo-dicaprio-snake-species-discovered-himalayas-b2637195.html|title=Newly discovered snake species with dozens of teeth named after Leonardo DiCaprio|date=October 29, 2024|website=The Independent}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 9 November 2024
Anguiculus dicaprioi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Anguiculus |
Species: | A. dicaprioi
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Anguiculus dicaprioi Mirza et al., 2024
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Anguiculus dicaprioi is a species of colubrid snake first described in 2024.[1] The species was named for the American actor Leonardo DiCaprio.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mirza, Zeeshan A.; Bhardwaj, Virender K.; Pal, Saunak; Lalremsanga, H. T.; Vogel, Gernot; Campbell, Patrick D.; Patel, Harshil (October 21, 2024). "Phylogeny and systematics of the colubrid snake genera Liopeltis and Gongylosoma (Squamata: Colubridae) and description of a new Himalayan endemic genus and species". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 24743. Bibcode:2024NatSR..1424743M. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-74271-1. PMC 11494134. PMID 39433812.
- ^ "Newly discovered snake species with dozens of teeth named after Leonardo DiCaprio". The Independent. October 29, 2024.