Australia’s Major Skink (Bellatorias frerei) (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Australia’s Major Skink (Bellatorias frerei)

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Australia’s Major Skink (Bellatorias frerei) has evolved the same venom resistance mutation as the honey badger (Mellivora capensis) which is found across Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.

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Scott Eipper

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