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Tan Van Nguyen

  • Biodiversity Journal, 13 (1): 0003-0017

    Hai Ngoc Ngo, Tan Van Nguyen, Tien Quang Phan, Truong Quang Nguyen & Thomas Ziegler
    The herpetofauna of Hon Khoai Island, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2022.13.1.3.17

    ABSTRACT
    We provide the first checklist of the herpetofauna from Hon Khoai Island, Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam, comprising two species of amphibians, eleven species of lizards, and six species of snakes. The herpetofauna of Hon Khoai Island harbors a high level of conservation concern with one species endemic to Vietnam, two species listed on appendices I and II of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), one globally endangered species listed in the IUCN Red List and three nationally threatened species listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book and two in the Governmental Decree. This study not only fills a gap in the biodiversity knowledge of Hon Khoai Island but also underlines the urgent need of conservation measures for the herpetofauna, in particular for the endangered endemic Psychedelic Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis psychedelica).