New species of toad discovered in Vietnam

Based on the data comparing the differences in morphology, molecular genetics and skull structure, the scientific community has just announced the new species of toad in Vietnam.

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Tylototriton anguliceps Tilapia fish

New species has distribution in Dien Bien and Son La; Chiang Rai (Thailand) and can be distributed in Myanmar (Laos). They are called toads, with the scientific name Tylototriton anguliceps Le, Nguyen, Nishikawa, Nguyen, Pham, Matsui, Bernardes & Nguyen, 2015.

Fish toad bony flakes Tylototriton anguliceps (adults and tadpoles).

Tylototriton anguliceps are relatively morphologically similar to toadfish T.yangi, T.pulchernnima, T.verucosus, T. uyenoi and T.shanjing, but the genetic distance between them ranges from 4.1 to 5.1%, in addition to New species have very clear differences in skull structure.

The new species has a body length of 61 to 63 mm in males, 65-74 mm in females. They have large nodules along the sides of the back, rough skin with small nodules. The legs of the species are long and small, the tail is thin. The first part, the limbs, the dorsal edges, the large warts on the side of the back and their tail are orange; the abdomen is brown or dark brown; The rest of the body is dark black.

This is the result of research by scientists from Vietnam Nature Museum, Hanoi Pedagogical University, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources; University of Cologne (Germany) and Kyoto University (Japan).