Classifying species. (Chart Reading Skills). From: Science World | Date: September 3, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Scholastic, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

When Joe Slowinski found the Burmese spitting cobra, he suspected it was a new species because it didn't look like other spitting cobras. He studied the snake's scales, jaws, teeth, fangs, and overall appearance, and found that he had indeed stumbled upon an unknown reptile. So Slowinski got naming rights.

While the Burmese spitting cobra is the snake's common name, to name the species scientifically, Slowinski used a classification process. He placed the snake into a se...

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