New snake species found named after Uddhav Thackeray s younger son Tejas Thackeray

Aurangabad | Friday | 27th September, 2019

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Aurangabad: A new species of snakes has been discovered in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra and named after Tejas Thackeray, the younger son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, for his contribution to the find. The new species was named 'Thackeray's cat snake' (scientific name `Boiga thackerayi') for researcher Tejas Thackeray for his contribution to the discovery, Giri said. "Tejas Thackeray spotted this species for the first time in 2015 and studied its behavior in detail. nov -Thackeray's cat snake, a new species with Tiger like stripes on its body from the Sahyadri tiger reserve in Maharashtra!" "My brother, Tejas discovered this beautiful species of the snake in the Western Ghats!.