One point for Slytherin: New Indian pit viper named after Harry Potter character

Mongabay
Apr 29, 2020, 1:30 pm227 pts
Salazar’s pit viper (Trimeresurus Salazar). Photo courtesy of Zeeshan A. Mirza A new green pit viper species discovered in a Himalayan biodiversity hotspot has been named Trimeresurus Salazar, or the Salazar’s pit viper, after Salazar Slytherin, a character from J.K. Rowling’s epic Harry Potter series.…

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