Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Nine new species from Vietnam

Vietnamese scientists report discovering nine new species of reptiles and amphibians from a mangrove forest near Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
According to the original article, provided at this link in English, the discoveries are: "water toad, green racophorus, black gecko, grey salamander, and five new species of snakes." (Racophorus is a genus of frogs.)

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