Phu Tho: Discovered that the species of lumpy toad fish is particularly rare

Biological experts have found lumpy toad fish in Xuan Son National Park, Thanh Son district (Phu Tho). According to biological experts, the frog with a tail collected in Xuan Son National Park is also known as the lumpy toad fish ( Tylototriton asperrimus Unterstein ).

This particularly rare species of toad fish in Vietnam was previously published in 1940. The specimen collected by Fruhstorfer in 1903 at Mau Son, Lang Son province, is currently kept at London Museum (UK). With the aim of strengthening the protection and development of rare tailed frogs, reptiles and frogs learn to propose a species of lumpy frog Tylototriton aspermus at ENB1 level (endangered species) in the Red Book of Vietnam. edit again.

Phu Tho has instructed Xuan Son National Park to have a plan to preserve this species of lumpy toad fish, enabling biologists to study and continue searching in the streams in this area for protection.

It is known that in the provinces: Anhui, Gansu, Guangxi, Guangzhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Hainan Island (China) also have this lumpy toad fish and have been included in the Red book, at level V (endangered) and Appendix II cites from 1998.

Tylototriton asperrimus Unterstein (Photo: Carlos Wan)