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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🎸🐍 Scientists named a newly described #NewGuinea groundsnake, "Lielaphis slashi", after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, for his love of #reptiles.
Herpetologist Chris Austin first spotted the 71 cm (28 in) snake during nighttime fieldwork in 2006. Genetic and ecological analysis confirmed it as a distinct #species, supporting #conservation in New Guinea’s threatened #forests.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/snake-species-named-after-guns-n-roses-guitarist-slash/
#snakes #gunsnroses #herpetology #science #biodiversity #zoology #fieldmuseum #nature #wildlife #reptiles #discovery #genetics