New records and an updated checklist of amphibians from Lai Chau Province, Vietnam
2021; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.15560/17.2.445
ISSN1809-127X
AutoresMai Anh Luong, Cuong The Pham, Quyen Hanh, Chung Van Hoang, Tien Quang Phan, Truong Quang Nguyen, Thomas Ziegler, Minh Đức Lê,
Tópico(s)Plant and animal studies
ResumoWe provide a checklist of 45 species of amphibians from Lai Chau Province, northwestern Vietnam. Thirteen of species are recorded for the first time from Lai Chau Province; these include four species of Dicroglossidae, four species of Megophryidae, three species of Ranidae, and two species of Rhacophoridae. We also provide descriptions of the newly recorded species. The amphibian fauna of Lai Chau Province is of high conservation concern, with three species endemic to Vietnam, 10 species listed in the IUCN Red List, and two species listed in the Red Data Book of Vietnam.
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