December 14, 2011
This photo, provided by the WWF, shows a self-cloning lizard (Leiolepis ngovantrii), which reproduces via cloning without the need for males. Scientists identify a new species every two days in the Greater Mekong region, the WWF said on December 12, in a report detailing 2010’s more unusual finds such as a leaf warbler and [...]
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November 22, 2010
The self-cloning lizard that has been popular food for a long time in southern Vietnam A popular food served in many restaurants in southern Vietnam is a self-cloning lizard previously unknown to science, a new study claims. The all-female species Leiolepis ngovantrii, named after Vietnamese herpetologist Ngo Van Tri, ovulate and clone themselves, the study [...]
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May 23, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Farmer Tran Duy Nhi from the central province of Quang Ngai says his “monitor lizard” farm has paid off his initial investment of a few million dong hundreds of times. Farmer Tran Duy Nhi displays one of his monitor lizards on his farm in the central province of Quang Ngai.LookAtVietnam – Farmer Tran [...]
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May 22, 2009
Farmer Tran Duy Nhi displays one of his monitor lizards on his farm in the central province of Quang Ngai Farmer Tran Duy Nhi from the central province of Quang Ngai says his âmonitor lizardâ farm has paid off his initial investment of a few million dong hundreds of times. âThe worrying time is over [...]
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April 7, 2009
Vietnamâs smallest lizard AaronBauerâ“ Dixonius aaronbaueri sp.Ngo & Ziegler, 2009 Vietnamâs smallest lizard, with a maximum length of only 3.86 cm, has been discovered in the central province of Ninh Thuan, said a Vietnamese researcher who co-discovered the species on Thursday. According to researcher Ngo Van Tri from the Ho Chi Minh City-based Institute of [...]
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April 2, 2009
Scientist Ngo Van Tri from the HCM City Tropical Biology Institute on April 2 told VietNamNet that one more species of lizard had been discovered at Nui Chua National Park in the central province of Ninh Thuan. The new species of lizard is named AaronBauer РDixonius aaronbaueri sp.n.Ng̫&Ziegler, 2009. The new species of lizard was [...]
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February 28, 2009
Many farmers are making a fortune by breeding wildlife for their meat. Not only can they escape poverty, farmers also have a hand in protecting the ecological environment and help it develop in a sustainable way. Boars at Nguyen Van Ky’s farm Nguyen Van Ky, a farmer living in Long Thanh My Ward, District 9, [...]
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February 17, 2009
An animal collector holds up his rare lizard in Ho Chi Minh City. An increasing number of collectors in Vietnam are willing to pay prices of $300 and up for rare creatures. Strange reptiles, fish and spiders â“ rare, smuggled and very illegal â“ have captured the hearts of Vietnamese collectors. Ninth grader Tran Huong [...]
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