New records of reptiles from Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area, Vietnam
As a result of our field surveys in 2025, we herein report ten species of reptiles for the first time from Kim Bang SHCA, namely <i>Chrysopelea ornata</i> (Shaw, 1802); <i>Takydromus sexlineatus</i> Daudin, 1802; <i>Ahaetulla prasina</i> (Boie, 1827); <i>Boiga multomaculata</i> (Boie, 1827); <i>Hemidactylus garnotii</i> Duméril & Bibron, 1836; <i>Protobothrops mucrosquamatus</i> (Cantor, 1839); <i>Pareas margaritophorus</i> (Jan, 1866); <i>Gekko palmatus</i> Boulenger, 1907; <i>Ptyas multicincta</i> (Roux, 1907); and <i>Tropidophorus hainanus</i> Smith, 1923 with morphological data. Our findings bring the species number of reptiles known from this area to 27. In addition, we provide natural history notes of the aforementioned species.
Authors
- Vinh Ninh
- Anh Van Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-3418)
- Cuong Viet Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6106-6685)
- T. T. Doan Phan
- Linh Thuy Ha
- Truong Quang Nguyen
- Minh Le
Institutions
- American Museum of Natural History (US)
- Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VN)
- VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VN)
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.14.e173158
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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