Variations
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Vietnamese warty newt
Peaceful but needs cool, oxygen-rich water; not for fish tanks.
This one is best kept on its own, or with its own kind.
- Vietnamese warty newt should be kept without other species.
- Vietnamese warty newt should be kept without other species.
- Vietnamese warty newt should be kept without other species.
Care and water
Behavior
Peaceful but needs cool, oxygen-rich water; not for fish tanks.
Food
Earthworms, bloodworms and pellets.
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Male or female
Health
Common problems. Tap one to see the signs. This is a guide, not a diagnosis.
Breeding
Egg-layer ·
A seasonal breeder: in the wild it breeds from December to April in slow-flowing stream pools 0.5-1 m deep with sand or stone beds.
Group of 4-6.
Cool aquarium with current and rocks.
Seasonal cooling.
40-100 eggs
Larvae eat daphnia and brine shrimp.
- Heat
- Low oxygen
- Wild-caught stock
Where it lives in the wild
The story of the vietnamese warty newt
A warty newt of slow pools in mountain streams of northern Vietnam (600-1,900 m), threatened by habitat loss and poaching.
French herpetologist René Bourret described this newt in 1934. It lives in cool streams of northern Vietnam. It is a large, robust newt kept by specialists.
First described by René Bourret in 1934.
- It is one of the largest Paramesotriton newts.
- Its belly is marked orange and black.
- It needs cool water to thrive.
Sources
5 facts checked with sources
- Scientific name
Amphibian (newt). Raffaelli (2013) suggested the Lao Cai population may be an unnamed species, and some Quang Ninh animals may be P. guangxiensis (Wikipedia). LEGAL: CITES: all Paramesotriton spp. were added to Appendix II at CoP18 (2019), so international trade needs CITES permits (Caudata Culture pages still say "No Listing", which is out of date). Vietnam: a 1992 decree (No. 18/HDBT) prohibited exploitation (secondhand quote; later Vietnamese decrees have replaced it, check current status). US: on the Lacey Act injurious list since 2016 (Bsal rule), so import into the US is prohibited; the 10 Jan 2025 final rule notes that after USARK v. Zinke (D.C. Cir. 2017) movement between states within the continental US is not prohibited, but shipment to/from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, DC and US territories still is. The legacy text "bans import and interstate movement" overstates the interstate part. P. deloustali is on the US list. EU/GB: Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/320 requires health certificates and Bsal quarantine/testing for commercial salamander consignments (all Caudata); the GB retained version is the one checked here, so confirm current EU rules under the Animal Health Law.
Amphibian Species of the World: Paramesotriton deloustali (Bourret, 1934) · Caudata.org forum, quoting BirdLife/FFI rapid field survey of Xin Man and Yen Minh districts, Ha Giang, Vietnam · US Fish & Wildlife Service: List of salamanders designated as injurious · Federal Register 90(6), 10 Jan 2025: Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing Salamanders Due to Risk of Salamander Chytrid Fungus · Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/320 (Bsal salamander trade measures), legislation.gov.uk retained version · Hong Kong AFCD paper ESAC 6/2019 on CITES CoP18 amendments - Familycorrected
New value.
Amphibian Species of the World: Paramesotriton deloustali (Bourret, 1934) - Where it livescorrected
New value. IUCN Least Concern per Wikipedia (older assessments: Vulnerable); threatened by habitat loss and poaching.
Amphibian Species of the World: Paramesotriton deloustali (Bourret, 1934) - Breeding
Secondhand quote of a BirdLife/FFI survey report. "Seasonal" agrees; where eggs are laid (plants or rocks) is not sourced.
Caudata.org forum, quoting BirdLife/FFI rapid field survey of Xin Man and Yen Minh districts, Ha Giang, Vietnam - Story
"Larger" (than other warty newts) not sourced; "cool" streams implied by altitude only.
Amphibian Species of the World: Paramesotriton deloustali (Bourret, 1934) · Caudata.org forum, quoting BirdLife/FFI rapid field survey of Xin Man and Yen Minh districts, Ha Giang, Vietnam · Wikipedia: Tam Dao salamander