In many animals, skin colors and patterns play an essential role, whether for camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation.

Fred Kraus, a researcher in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, was studying ...

In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In ...

Scientists found that a single gene controls striking corn snake patterns like stripes and blotches. While essential for brain function in mammals, in snakes, its mutation uniquely alters skin color ...

Kraus named the new species Aspidomorphus dimorphus, from the Greek words meaning “two forms” to reference the snake’s “unique” color pattern. Thousands of new species are found each year.