Tylototriton panhai is a newt found in Thailand and Laos. It was recently distinguished from Tylototriton shanjing (emperor newt) by Nishikawa et al., 2013.

Tylototriton panhai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Tylototriton
Species:
T. panhai
Binomial name
Tylototriton panhai
Nishikawa et al., 2013

The specific name, panhai, is in honour of Somsak Panha of Department of Biology, Chulalongkorn University for his dedication to the study of small new living organisms in the world for a long time, mostly discovered in Thailand.[1]

Distribution

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Tylototriton panhai is found in:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Panitvong, Nonn (2014-08-07). "Tylototriton panhai". Siamensis.org (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Tylototriton panhai".