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[FONT="]Guifarros Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis guifarroi), recently described as a new venomous reptile species in the journal Zookeys, may already be in danger of extinction. In an attempt to draw attention to its plight, the newfound snake has been named after Mario Guifarro, a conservationist murdered for his work within its habitat. Three other arboreal pit vipers have been uncovered in recent years (please see below) each also faces an uncertain future.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Ive had the good fortune of working with several Bothriechis species at the Bronx and Staten Island Zoos. Although somewhat similar in external appearance, each inhabits a unique habitat, or niche within a habitat, and they can teach us a great deal about how snakes evolve and partition resources. Guifarros Palm Pit Viper is the 10[SUP]th[/SUP] species to be included in the genus (the last to be described was B. thalassinus, in the year 2000), but Im sure more await discovery.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Guifarros Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis guifarroi), recently described as a new venomous reptile species in the journal Zookeys, may already be in danger of extinction. In an attempt to draw attention to its plight, the newfound snake has been named after Mario Guifarro, a conservationist murdered for his work within its habitat. Three other arboreal pit vipers have been uncovered in recent years (please see below) each also faces an uncertain future.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Ive had the good fortune of working with several Bothriechis species at the Bronx and Staten Island Zoos. Although somewhat similar in external appearance, each inhabits a unique habitat, or niche within a habitat, and they can teach us a great deal about how snakes evolve and partition resources. Guifarros Palm Pit Viper is the 10[SUP]th[/SUP] species to be included in the genus (the last to be described was B. thalassinus, in the year 2000), but Im sure more await discovery.[/FONT]
Read the rest of this article here: http://bit.ly/125vCSz
Please also check out my posts on Twitter http://bitly.com/JP27Nj and Facebook http://on.fb.me/KckP1m
My Bio, with photos of animals Ive been lucky enough to work with: http://bitly.com/LC8Lbp
Thanks, Frank Indiviglio
