Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea.

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

The species was discovered in the mountains of Papua New Guinea and is named after the Latin word meaning “small clown,” ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko joined Prime Minister James Marape and Bank of Papua New Guinea Governor Elizabeth ...

Photo by Stephen Richards In the mountains of Papua New Guinea, researchers encountered ... The skink earned its name from its checkerboard pattern which resembles the costumes historically ...

Our new research shows that, far from being “affectionate”, the phrase fuzzy wuzzy angel is best understood in this context – ...