Ziegler's crocodile newt

Ziegler's crocodile newt
Tylototriton ziegleri female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Urodela
Family:Salamandridae
Genus:Tylototriton
Species: T. ziegleri
Binomial name
Tylototriton ziegleri
Nishikawa, Matsui & Nguyen, 2013[1]

Ziegler's crocodile newt, Tylototriton ziegleri, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae.[1][2] It is so far known from Hà Giang and Cao Bằng provinces in northern Vietnam; there is a photograph to suggest it also occurs in Lào Cai Province. Based on molecular genetic data, Ziegler's crocodile newt belongs to the Tylototriton asperrimus group of knobby newts.[1]

Ziegler's crocodile newt is considered to be basically terrestrial outside the breeding season. The single known female was 71 mm (2.8 in) in snout–vent length (SVL); males were 54–68 mm (2.1–2.7 in) SVL.[1]

Male Ziegler's crocodile newt

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nishikawa, Kanto; Masafumi Matsui; Tao Thien Nguyen (2013). "A new species of Tylototriton from northern Vietnam (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae)". Current Herpetology. 32: 34–49. doi:10.5358/hsj.32.34.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Tylototriton ziegleri Nishikawa, Matsui, and Nguyen, 2013". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  • Jeremy Hance (19 March 2013). "The beautiful amphibian from Hell: scientists discover new crocodile newt in Vietnam". mongabay.com. — history of the discovery explained


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