Check List 17(2): 445-458, doi: 10.15560/17.2.445
New records and an updated checklist of amphibians from Lai Chau Province, Vietnam
expand article infoMai Anh Luong‡, Cuong The Pham§, Quyen Hanh Do|, Chung Van Hoang, Tien Quang Phan‡, Truong Quang Nguyen#, Thomas Ziegler¤«, Minh Duc Le»
‡ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi, Vietnam§ Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam| Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam¶ Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chengdu, China# Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam¤ Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany« Cologne Zoo, Cologne, Germany» Vietnam National Unversity, Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

Corresponding author: Minh Duc Le ( minh.le.cres@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Perry L. Wood, Jr.
© Mai Anh Luong, Cuong The Pham, Quyen Hanh Do, Chung Van Hoang, Tien Quang Phan, Truong Quang Nguyen, Thomas Ziegler, Minh Duc Le.
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Citation: Luong MA, Pham CT, Do QH, Hoang CV, Quang Phan T, Nguyen TQ, Ziegler T, Le MD (2021) New records and an updated checklist of amphibians from Lai Chau Province, Vietnam. Check List 17(2): 445-458. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.2.445
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Abstract

We provide a checklist of 45 species of amphibians from Lai Chau Province, northwestern Vietnam. Thirteen of species are recorded for the first time from Lai Chau Province; these include four species of Dicroglossidae, four species of Megophryidae, three species of Ranidae, and two species of Rhacophoridae. We also provide descriptions of the newly recorded species. The amphibian fauna of Lai Chau Province is of high conservation concern, with three species endemic to Vietnam, 10 species listed in the IUCN Red List, and two species listed in the Red Data Book of Vietnam.

Keywords
Faunal/herpetological survey, morphology, taxonomy