New records of amphibians for Ha Nam Province, Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area (SHCA) is located in Ha Nam Province, northern Vietnam. The terrain of the proposed SHCA is characterised by limestone karst formations and narrow valleys. However, the amphibia fauna of Kim Bang SHCA as well as of Ha Nam Province is poorly studied with only nine recorded species of amphibians from this Province so far.

New information

As a result of our field survey in April 2025, a total of 19 species of amphibians were recorded from Kim Bang SHCA. Ten of them are recorded for the first time from Ha Nam Province, comprising five species of Microhylidae (Microhyla butleri, M. heymonsi, M. mukhlesuri, M. pulchra and Micryletta hekouensis), one species of Dicroglossidae (

SUBMITTER: Pham AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12485483 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature