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Eyelash vipers were thought to be one widely distributed species that came in a lot of colors, but they’re actually more like five to nine different snakes that each come in a rainbow of colors...even within the same litter... so, how does that work?
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Sources:
phys.org/news/2024-02-began-dazzling-species-eyelash-vipers.html
evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/114527
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bothriechis_schlegelii
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/eyelash-palm-pitviper
https://etd.auburn.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10415/222/SORRELL_GEOFFREY_16.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/135/4/652/6539927
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.017
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004420050569
researchgate.net/publication/262858258_Colour-polymorphic_snake_species_are_older
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-023-02887-z
mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/new-understanding-reptile-colouration-344812
nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2016/september/study-sheds-light-on-snake-vision.html
cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/abstract/S0169-5347(06)00335-1
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mec.12935
iucnredlist.org/species/pdf/2486599
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.17338
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1p8LtiG5-yFE3Dd0hGcuC8a03lPyrngUGFODqdrfavxY/edit
Eyelash vipers were thought to be one widely distributed species that came in a lot of colors, but they’re actually more like five to nine different snakes that each come in a rainbow of colors...even within the same litter... so, how does that work?
Would you like your own Eyelash Viper pin? https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-eyelash-viper
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by David Goodson. You can find out more about them and their work here: goodsondesigns.com
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
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#BizarreBeasts #snakes #eyelashviper
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Sources:
phys.org/news/2024-02-began-dazzling-species-eyelash-vipers.html
evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/114527
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bothriechis_schlegelii
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/eyelash-palm-pitviper
https://etd.auburn.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10415/222/SORRELL_GEOFFREY_16.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/135/4/652/6539927
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.017
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004420050569
researchgate.net/publication/262858258_Colour-polymorphic_snake_species_are_older
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-023-02887-z
mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/new-understanding-reptile-colouration-344812
nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2016/september/study-sheds-light-on-snake-vision.html
cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/abstract/S0169-5347(06)00335-1
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mec.12935
iucnredlist.org/species/pdf/2486599
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.17338
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1p8LtiG5-yFE3Dd0hGcuC8a03lPyrngUGFODqdrfavxY/edit
