Museum DNA unmasks new Himalayan pit vipers, study says

Mongabay
Jun 19, 2026, 1:18 am128 ptsTrending
For more than 160 years, the Himalayan pit viper was believed to be a single species, found across the Himalayas in Pakistan, India and Nepal. Now, a new study revealed this snake is actually not one, but five distinct species, including three entirely new to science. For their analysis, the researchers…

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