PRELIMINARY DATA ON DISTRIBUTION OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES FROM CHI LINH SPECIAL - USE FOREST IN HAI DUONG PROVINCE, NORTHERN VIETNAM

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1059.2020-0056

Tóm tắt

Based on the novel data collected during three field surveys in 2019 and 2020, we herein provided a checklist of 13 amphibian species belonging to 10 genera (five families, one order) and 12 reptile species belonging to 12 genera (7 families, two orders) from Chi Linh Special-Use forest, Hai Duong province. In this study, Trachemys scripta is recorded as invasive alien species from the area. In terms of conservation concern, 2 species are listed in the IUCN Red List (2020) as Vulnerable (Physignathus cocincinus and Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi) and 1 species is listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book (2007) as Vulnerable (Physignathus cocincinus). In terms of herpetological distribution, mostly recorded species were found in the evergreen forest habitat (6 species of amphibians and 7 species of reptiles). Additionally, the largest number of species were recorded in March 2019 (12 amphibian species and 4 reptile species).