• A new species of green pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh has a Harry Potter link.
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• The scientific name Trimeresurus Salazar has been inspired by Salazar Slytherin, co-founder of J.K. Rowling’s fictional Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
• The new species is the fifth variety of reptiles to have been discovered in the State in a little more than a year.
• Salazar’s pit viper belongs to the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède and has been collected from the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Pakke-Kessang district.
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Strong name.Almost magical!