Species of Thailand
Somsak's newt
Tylototriton panhai
Kanto Nishikawa, Wichase Khonsue, Porrawee Pomchote & Masafumi Matsui, 2013
In Thai: กะท่างอีสาน
Tylototriton panhai is a newt found in Thailand and Laos. It was recently distinguished from Tylototriton shanjing (emperor newt) by 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.
Distribution
Tylototriton panhai is found in:
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park, Phitsanulok Province, Thailand
- Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary and Phu Suan Sai National Park, Loei Province, Thailand
- Sayaboury Province, Laos
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Urodela
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Tylototriton
- Species
- Tylototriton panhai
Common names
- English:
- Loei crocodile newt
- Somsak's crocodile salamander
- Somsak's newt
- Thai:
- กะท่างอีสาน
- กระท่างอาจารย์สมศักดิ์
Photos
Range Map
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
- Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
- Phu Ruea National Park
- Phu Suan Sai National Park