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Tylototriton vietnamensis

Summary

Tylototriton vietnamensis, the Vietnamese crocodile newt or Vietnamese knobby newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. It is known from four localities in northern Vietnam where it occurs in and near ponds within dense bamboo vegetation. It is quite likely that it also will be found in adjacent areas of China and possibly Laos. It is possible that specimens earlier identified as T. asperrimus are in fact T. vietnamensis.[1][2] However, based on molecular genetic data, its closest relative is T. hainanensis.[3]

Tylototriton vietnamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Tylototriton
Species:
T. vietnamensis
Binomial name
Tylototriton vietnamensis
Böhme [de], Schöttler, Truong and Köhler, 2005

Tylototriton vietnamensis is a small newt, with total length 12 cm (4.7 in).[2]

The main threat to this species is habitat degradation.[1]

External links edit

  • Vietnamesischer Krokodilsmolch (Vietnamese crocodile newt). On: ARD Mediathek — BR Fernsehen, 2 Jan 2021. (German: Krokodilmolch misspelled as Krokodilsmolch)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Tylototriton vietnamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T179063485A176173689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T179063485A176173689.en. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Sparreboom, Max (2010). "Tylototriton vietnamensis Böhme, Schöttler, Truong and Köhler, 2005". Salamanders of the Old World. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ^ Weisrock, D. W.; Papenfuss, T. J.; Macey, J. R.; Litvinchuk, S. N.; Polymeni, R.; Ugurtas, I. H.; Zhao, E.; Jowkar, H.; Larson, A. (2006). "A molecular assessment of phylogenetic relationships and lineage accumulation rates within the family Salamandridae (Amphibia, Caudata)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 41 (2): 368–383. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.008. PMID 16815049.