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Perrottetia rajeshgopali

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  • Perrottetia rajeshgopali - a new species of land snail recorded from India has a touch of the tiger.

Perrottetia rajeshgopali

  • The “snail of Sahyadri” recorded for the first time from Maharashtra’s northern Western Ghats is carnivorous.
  • It is named after one of the country’s top tiger conservationists — Rajesh Gopal.
  • It is the first species of the genus Perrottetia to be described from India in 117 years.
  • The new snail is a hermaphrodite.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/tiger-touch-for-indias-newest-snail-recorded/article35092335.ece?utm_source=other-states&utm_medium=sticky_footer

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