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Two new lizard species discovered in Vietnam
Scincella truongi Pham is discovered in Sop Cop Nature Reserve in northern Son La province. VNA/Photo by courtesy
Acanthosaura cuongi Ngo, detected in the south-central provinces of Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen, differs from its congeners and closely related to Acanthosaura coronata. VNA/Photo by courtesy
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Two new lizard species discovered in Vietnam
02/21/2025 19:10
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Scientists from the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) and the Institute of Genome Research, both under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, have discovered two new lizard species in Vietnam. The first species, Scincella truongi Pham, has morphological and genetic characteristics different from the remaining species in the genus and closely related to the red-tailed ground skink (Scincella rufocaudata) but differs in the number of nape scales, dorsal and body scale rows. The second newly discovered species, Acanthosaura cuongi Ngo, differs from its congeners and closely related to Acanthosaura coronata, which is found in the Central Highlands and Southeastern Vietnam, but has a larger body size. VNA/Photo by courtesy
Two new lizard species discovered in Vietnam
Scientists from the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) and the Institute of Genome Research, both under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, have discovered two new lizard species in Vietnam. The first species, Scincella truongi Pham, has morphological and genetic characteristics different from the remaining species in the genus and closely related to the red-tailed ground skink (Scincella rufocaudata) but differs in the number of nape scales, dorsal and body scale rows. The second newly discovered species, Acanthosaura cuongi Ngo, differs from its congeners and closely related to Acanthosaura coronata, which is found in the Central Highlands and Southeastern Vietnam, but has a larger body size. VNA/Photo by courtesy
Two new lizard species discovered in Vietnam
Scientists from the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) and the Institute of Genome Research, both under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, have discovered two new lizard species in Vietnam. The first species, Scincella truongi Pham, has morphological and genetic characteristics different from the remaining species in the genus and closely related to the red-tailed ground skink (Scincella rufocaudata) but differs in the number of nape scales, dorsal and body scale rows. The second newly discovered species, Acanthosaura cuongi Ngo, differs from its congeners and closely related to Acanthosaura coronata, which is found in the Central Highlands and Southeastern Vietnam, but has a larger body size. VNA/Photo by courtesy
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