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New bizarre "ghost snake" species discovered in Madagascar
Experts believe the pale grey snake, named Madagascarophis lolo, is a new species of cat-eyed snake.
Published: 10/09/2016
Rare giant muntjac spotted in Vietnam's Saola Nature Reserve
Staff at the Saola Nature Reserve in central Vietnam have captured images of the rare giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) living in the wild.
Published: 24/10/2013
New kukri snake species discovered in Vietnam
Scientists from France, Vietnam, China and Germany have described a new kukri snake, Oligodon nagao, from specimens collected in China, Vietnam and Laos.
Published: 05/10/2012
New species of caecilian discovered in Vietnam
Japanese and Russian scientists have described a new caecilian from Vietnam's Central Highlands, only the second caecilian species recorded in the country.
Published: 20/07/2012
New bent-toed gecko species discovered in Vietnam
Two zoologists have found a bent-toed gecko new to science in Cúc Phương National Park in Ninh Bình province, northern Vietnam.
Published: 16/12/2011
Two rare turtles released into central Vietnam's Sao La Nature Reserve
Two critically endangered Bourret's box turtles seized in Huế have been released into the Sao La Nature Reserve in central Vietnam.
Published: 15/12/2011
Meet Vietnam's "bizarre" big-headed turtle
With an oversized head and a long, dangling tail, the big-headed turtle may be one of the strangest-looking animals in Vietnam.
Published: 16/09/2011
New bent-toed gecko species discovered in Vietnam
Scientists from Germany, Russia and Vietnam have described a new bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus cattienensis, from southern Vietnam.
Published: 05/08/2009
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