Tag: 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
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
A new species of crocodile newt has been discovered in the central highlands of Vietnam. The amphibian, Tylototriton ngoclinhensis was discovered in t [...]
Last Known Female Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle Dies
The turtle who died was discovered in Vietnam’s Dong Mo Lake in 2021. [...]
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 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
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
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
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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