Close up of the the first discovered specimen of the newly described species (Atractaspis branchi or Branch's Stiletto Snake) in its natural habitat.
Credit: Mark-Oliver Roedel
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-species-stiletto-snake-capable-sideways-strikes-discovered-west-africa
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/science-daily
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/snakes
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/liberia
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/guinea
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa