The following is a list of amphibians found in
Hoàng Liên National Park in northern
Vietnam. The list is based on Tapley, et al. (2017). The park is located within the districts of
Sa Pa
Sa Pa (, also written as Sapa) is a district-level town of Lào Cai Province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2018, the town had a population of 61,498. The town covers an area of 677 km2. The town capital lies at Sa Pa. It is one ...
and
Than Uyên
Than Uyên is a township () and capital of Than Uyên District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
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of
Lào Cai Province, and part of
Phong Thổ District in
Lai Châu Province.
Hoàng Liên National Park has 81
frog species and 2
salamander species, namely ''
Paramesotriton deloustali
The Tam Dao salamander or Vietnamese salamander (''Paramesotriton deloustali'') is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or t ...
'' and ''
Tylototriton asperrimus''. Anuran (frog) families represented are
Bombinatoridae (1 species: ''
Bombina maxima''),
Bufonidae,
Dicroglossidae,
Hylidae (1 species: ''
Hyla annectans''),
Megophryidae,
Microhylidae,
Ranidae, and
Rhacophoridae.
List of species
See also
*
Wildlife of Vietnam
The wildlife of Vietnam is rich in flora and fauna as reflected by its unique biodiversity. Rare and endemic antelope-like animal, categorized under the bovine subfamily, was found in 1992, in Bạch Mã National Park. In the 1990s, three other l ...
*
List of fauna of Hà Giang
References
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*Bain, R.H., Nguyen, Q.T. & Doan, V.K. (2007). New herpetofaunal records from Vietnam. Herpetological Review 38:107–117.
*Nguyen, V.S., Ho, T.C. & Nguyen, Q.T. (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Ed. Chimaira.
*Ohler, A., Marquis, O., Swan, S., & Grosjean, S. (2000). Amphibian biodiversity of Hoang Lien Nature Reserve (Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam) with description of two new species. Herpetozoa 13: 71–87.
*Orlov, N. L., Khalikov, R., Murphy, R. W., & Lathrop, A. (2000). Atlas of Megophryids (Megophryidae: Anura: Amphibia) of Vietnam.
*Tapley, B., Rowley, J.J.L., Nguyen, T.C. & Luong. V.H. (2017).
An action plan for amphibians of the Hoang Lien Range 2017-21'. Amphibian Survival Alliance.
Amphibians of Vietnam
Environment of Vietnam
Natural history of Vietnam
Vietnam