Diary — April 2026
John Baez
April 17, 2026
A newly discovered newt: Tylototriton vietnamirabilis! Its last
name is a Latin version of "Vietnamazing". And this fellow, so far
only seen in the evergreen forests of Phu Xai Lai Leng Mountain in
Vietnam, is indeed an amazingly cute new newt.
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An Vinh Ong, Tien Quang Phan, Chung Van Hoang, Mai Hong Thi Nguyen,
Tao Thien Nguyen, Thomas Ziegler, Truong Quang Nguyen and Cuong The
Pham, A new
species of Tylototriton (Amphibia, Salamandridae) from Phu Xai Lai
Leng Mountain, Nghe An Province, Vietnam, ZooKeys, April 8,
2026.
© 2026 John Baez
baez@math.removethis.ucr.andthis.edu
