You've heard about Mini mum, Mini scule, and Mini ature… but have you heard about Zig zag‽
[Miralles et al. 2026 CC BY-NC 4.0]
A few weeks ago, friends and colleagues of mine (I was not involved) published this incredible new species of legless skink that makes distinctive zig-zag markings in the sand as it 'swims' through it.
[Miralles et al. 2026 CC BY-NC 4.0]
So they called it Zig zag.
ZIG ZAG, CORAL!
Gosh I love this new era of whimsy-driven taxonomy.













