New snake species in Europe named after a long-forgotten Iron Age kingdom
Based on the genetic and morphological data, researchers were able to say that the Blotched Rat Snake (Elaphe sauromates) is actually two different species and includes a cryptic species that has been named after the old kingdom of Urartu.
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