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Scientific discovery has raised understanding about two genetically different species of green anaconda.

New Species of Green Anaconda Discovered in Orinoco Basin

• Southern Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus): This species is already known and resides in Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana, and Brazil. It’s commonly referred to as the “Southern green anaconda”.
• Northern Green Anaconda (Eunectes akayima): Recently discovered, this species is found in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. It’s named the “Northern green anaconda”.
  • The two species closely resemble each other in their physical characteristics.

About Green Anaconda

• Green anacondas are also known as giant anacondas.
  • Females can grow over seven meters long.
• IUCN Status: Least Concern
• Scientific name: Eunectes murinus
• Size: Green anacondas are the largest and longest snakes in the world.
• Habitat: They mostly live in rivers and wetlands in South America.
• Green anacondas are not venomous. 
• Amazing Skills: Green anacondas are fast movers and asphyxiate (squeeze and suffocate) large prey before swallowing them whole.
• Threats: Climate change, Habitat degradation River Pollution, etc.

News Source: Down to Earth

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