Tylototriton vietnamensis

(Böhme, Schöttler, Nguyen & Köhler, 2005)

Vernacular names
English : Vietnamese crocodile newt
French : Triton-crocodile du Vietnam

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Caudata
Family : Salamandridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to a total length of 12 cm. Warty skin with a distinct back ridge and two rows of warts on upper flanks. Triangular head with warts on side. Coloration dark olive-brown to black with flanks warts having slight orange tinge.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South-East Asia and is endemic to north-east Vietnam, being found in Bac Giang and Quang Ninh provinces. Lives in lowland evergreen forests with hardwood, bamboo and shrubs, to 550 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : VULNERABLE
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is only known from two locations within its small range, both completely surrounded by agricultural land that keeps growing.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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