New record and diet of the endangered Mau Son Spiny Frog (<i>Quasipaaacanthophora</i> Dubois and Ohler, 2009) in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Mau Son Spiny Frog Quasipaaacanthophora was originally described from Mau Son Mountain, Lang Son Province in 2009 and subsequently recorded in Bac Giang and Quang Ninh Provinces of Vietnam. The species was listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List 2017 and as Endangered in the Vietnam Red Data Book 2024. However, knowledge about diet ecology of the species is virtually lacking.

New information

Based on recent fieldwork in northern Vietnam, we herein report a new population of Quasipaaacanthophora from Dong Son-Ky Thuong Nature Reserve in Quang Ninh Province. In addition, we provide data on the diet of Q.acanthophora, based on stomach content analyses of 38 individuals (10 males, 17 females, 11 subadults). A total of 27 prey categories cont

SUBMITTER: Nguyen VHT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12056512 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature