and the largest female was 2 feet, 10 inches long, dwarfing the holotype animal, according to the study. The snake is “parrot green” in color on its back, with a thick black line down the side ...

A female eclectus parrot casts a quizzical look at the camera ... the female eclectus flaunts cherry red plumage and the male wears more subdued green. This story appears in the June 2018 issue ...