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Feb 16, 2024 · By Jason Bittel. February 16, 2024. The world’s heaviest snake has been hiding a big secret. According to a study published today in the open-access journal MDPI Diversity, the animal known as the...
Feb 29, 2024 · Until recently, the green anaconda was thought to be just one species, Eunectes murinus, but a newly released study headed by Rivas found out there are actually two. The research describes major ...
The green anaconda ( Eunectes murinus ), also known as the giant anaconda, emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, or southern green anaconda, is a semi-aquatic boa species found in South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the largest, heaviest and the second longest snake in the world, after the reticulated python.
Las Vegas, NM– Researchers from New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) have identified a new species of Giant Anaconda, the Northern Green Anaconda (Eunectes akayima), in South America. The range of the Northern Green Anaconda extends from the Ecuadorian Amazon all the way to French Guiana passing through Colombia and Venezuela.
The northern green anaconda ( Eunectes akayima) is a disputed boa species found in northern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is closely related to Eunectes murinus, the (southern) green anaconda, from which it was claimed to be genetically distinct in 2024.
The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct .
Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus, the green anaconda. [3] [4] [5] Description
