First report on the amphibian fauna of Ha Lang karst forest, Cao Bang Province, Vietnam

摘要

A total of 21 species of amphibians was documented on the basis of a new herpetological collection from the kaTst forest of Ha Lang District, Cao Bang Province. Three species, Odorrana bacboensis, O. graminea, and Rhacopho-rus maximus, are recorded for the first time from Cao Bang Province. The amphibian fauna of Ha Lang District also contains a high level of species of conservation concern with one globally and two nationally threatened species and three species, Odorrana mutschmanni, Gracixalus waza, and Theloderma corticate, which are endemic to Vietnam.