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New Venomous Keelback Snake Species Discovered in Vietnam

New Venomous Keelback Snake Species Discovered in Vietnam

The snake is named the H’mong keelback snake (Rhabdophis hmongorum) in honor of the H'mong people. [...]
Psychedelic Rock Gecko, Other Reptiles Native To Vietnam Need Protections, Study Says

Psychedelic Rock Gecko, Other Reptiles Native To Vietnam Need Protections, Study Says

The study, which draws largely on the bachelor thesis of Lilli Steiger of the University of Cologne in Germany, has recommended that Vietnam adopt the [...]
New Species of Crocodile Newt Discovered in Vietnam

New Species of Crocodile Newt Discovered in Vietnam

A new species of crocodile newt has been discovered in the central highlands of Vietnam. The amphibian, Tylototriton ngoclinhensis was discovered in t [...]
Newquay Zoo Announces Addition of Critically Endangered Big-Headed Turtle

Newquay Zoo Announces Addition of Critically Endangered Big-Headed Turtle

The Newquay Zoo in Newquay, Cornwall, England announced it has added a critically endangered big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) to its coll [...]
Vietnamese Rat Snake Found In California Man’s Couch

Vietnamese Rat Snake Found In California Man’s Couch

Vietnamese blue beauty rat snakes are of the family Colubridae and are a semi-arboreal species native to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. [...]
New Mossy Frog Species Discovered in Vietnam

New Mossy Frog Species Discovered in Vietnam

Theloderma khoii sp. nov. is different from other mossy frogs in the genus in that it is larger. [...]
Female Yangtze Giant Soft-Shell Turtle Discovered In Vietnamese Lake

Female Yangtze Giant Soft-Shell Turtle Discovered In Vietnamese Lake

Sixteen months after the last known female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) died at the Suzhou Zoo in China, a female of this critic [...]
New Species Of Odd-Scaled Snake Discovered In Vietnam

New Species Of Odd-Scaled Snake Discovered In Vietnam

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researchers announced today that they have discovered and described a new species of burrowing snake fr [...]
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