Vietnamese crocodile newt
| Vietnamese crocodile newt | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Tylototriton |
| Species: | T. vietnamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tylototriton vietnamensis Böhme, Schöttler, Truong and Köhler, 2005 | |
Vietnamese crocodile newt or Vietnamese knobby newt, Tylototriton vietnamensis, is a species of newt in the Salamandridae family. 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 will be also 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]
Vietnamese crocodile newt is a small newt, with total length 12 cm (4.7 in).[2]
The main threat to this species is habitat degradation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nguyen Quang Truong (2008). "Tylototriton vietnamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sparreboom, Max (2010). "Tylototriton vietnamensis Böhme, Schöttler, Truong and Köhler, 2005". Salamanders of the Old World. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ 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.