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 and Than Uyên 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 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
editScientific name | Common name | Family | Altitude (m asl) | IUCN Red List assessment | Reference |
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Bombina maxima | Giant fire bellied toad | Bombinatoridae | ~2,050-2,200 | NA | Ohler, 2000 |
Duttaphrynus melanostictus | Asian toad | Bufonidae | 940-1,700 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Bufo cryptotympanicus | Earless toad | Bufonidae | NT | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Bufo pageoti | Tonkin toad | Bufonidae | 2,020-2,030 | NT | Ohler, 2000 |
Ingerophrynus galeatus | Cambodian toad | Bufonidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Fejervarya limnocharis | Asian grass frog | Dicroglossidae | 800-1,700 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Limnonectes kuhlii | Large headed frog | Dicroglossidae | 1,250 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Nanorana aenea | Doichang frog | Dicroglossidae | 1,270-1,900 | DD | Ohler, 2000 |
Nanorana bourreti | Bourret's Paa Frog | Dicroglossidae | 1,570-2,050 | DD | Ohler, 2000 |
Nanorana yunnanensis | Yunnan Paa frog | Dicroglossidae | En | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Occidozyga martensii | Marten's frog | Dicroglossidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Quasipaa delacouri | Doichang Asian frog | Dicroglossidae | DD | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Quasipaa spinosa | Giant spiny frog | Dicroglossidae | Vu | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Quasipaa verrucospinosa | Spiny frog | Dicroglossidae | 1,280-1,900 | NT | Ohler, 2000 |
Hyla annectans | Jerdon's tree frog | Hylidae | 1,260-2,090 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Brachytarsophrys feae | Kakhein Hills spadefoot frog | Megophryidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Leptobrachium ailaonicum | Ailao moustache toad | Megophryidae | 1,600-2,200 | NT | Ohler, 2000 |
Leptobrachium chapaense | Sapa spadefoot toad | Megophryidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Leptobrachium promustache | Moustache toad | Megophryidae | 1,300-1,400 | DD | Bain et al., 2009 |
Leptolalax botsfordi | Botsford's leaf-litter frog | Megophryidae | 2,795-2,815 | CR | Rowley et al., 2013 |
Leptolalax bourreti | Bourret's leaf-litter frog | Megophryidae | 1,150-2,200 | DD | Ohler, 2000 |
Leptolalax pelodytoides | Thao Asian toad | Megophryidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Leptolalax pluvialis | Rainy frog | Megophryidae | 1,850-2,200 | DD | Ohler, 2000 |
Leptolalax sungi | Sung's leaf-litter frog | Megophryidae | DD | Bain et al., 2007 | |
Megophrys palpebralespinosa | Tonkin spadefoot toad | Megophryidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Megophrys jingdongensis | Jingdong horned toad | Megophryidae | 1,660-2,240 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Megophrys cf. kuatunensis | Kuatan horned toad | Megophryidae | 1,700-1,800 | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 |
Megophrys major | White-lipped horned toad | Megophryidae | 1,500-1,700 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Megophrys cf. minor | Little horned toad | Megophryidae | 1,660-2,240 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Megophrys pachyproctus | Convex-vented horned toad | Megophryidae | 1,800 | DD | Ohler, 2000 |
Megophrys cf. parva | Concave-crowned horned toad | Megophryidae | 1,660-1,900 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Ophryophryne microstoma | Asian mountain toad | Megophryidae | 1,026 | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 |
Oreolalax sterlingae | Sterling's toothed toad | Megophryidae | 2,795-3,000 | Cr | Nguyen et al., 2013 |
Glyphoglossus yunnanensis | Yunnan squat frog | Microhylidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Microhyla butleri | Tubercled pygmy frog | Microhylidae | 1,260 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Microhyla fissipes | Ornate pygmy frog | Microhylidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Microhyla heymonsi | Arcuate-spotted pygmy frog | Microhylidae | 1,150 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Microhyla pulchra | Guangdong rice frog | Microhylidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Amolops chunganensis | Chungan sucker frog | Ranidae | 1,700-1,900 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Amolops cucae | Sucker frog | Ranidae | 1,900 | DD | Ohler, 2000 |
Amolops daorum | Sucker frog | Ranidae | 1,400 | NA | Bain et al., 2003 |
Amolops mengyangensis | Mengyang sucker frog | Ranidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Amolops minutus | Small sucker frog | Ranidae | 2,050-2,400 | DD | Nguyen et al., 2009 |
Amolops ricketti | Chinese sucker frog | Ranidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Amolops splendissimus | Splendid sucker frog | Ranidae | 1,850-2,400 | DD | Nguyen et al., 2009 |
Amolops viridimaculatus | Sucker frog | Ranidae | 1,750 | NT | Ohler, 2000 |
Babina chapaensis | Chapa frog | Ranidae | 1,900 | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 |
Hylarana taipehensis | Taipei frog | Ranidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Odorrana andersonii | Golden crossband frog | Ranidae | 1,500-1,790 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Odorrana bacboensis | Tonkin odorous frog | Ranidae | DD | Bain et al., 2007 | |
Odorrana chapaensis | Vietnam sucker frog | Ranidae | 1,700-1,900 | NT | Ohler, 2000 |
Odorrana chloronota | Green cascade frog | Ranidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Odorrana grahami | Yunnanfu frog | Ranidae | 1,150-2,040 | NT | Ohler, 2000 |
Odorrana jingdongensis | Odorous frog | Ranidae | 1,000-1,900 | Vu | Lu et al., 2016 |
Odorrana junlianensis | Junlian odorous frog | Ranidae | Vu | Bain & Stuart, 2006 | |
Odorrana livida | Green cascade frog | Ranidae | 1,100-1,900 | DD | Ohler, 2000 |
Rana johnsi | John's frog | Ranidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Sylvirana maosonensis | Mauson frog | Ranidae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Chiromantis nongkhorensis | Foam nest tree frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,210-1,660 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Gracixalus carinensis | Burmese bubble-nest frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,260-2,200 | DD | Ohler, 2000 |
Gracixalus gracilipes | Chapa bubble-nest frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,540-1,770 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Gracixalus jinxiuensis | Jinxiu bubble-nest frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,850 | Vu | Ohler, 2000 |
Kurixalus odontotarsus | Serrate-legged small frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,250-1,500 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Kurixalus verrucosus | Boulenger's bush frog | Rhacophoridae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Polypedates leucomystax | Bamboo treefrog | Rhacophoridae | 1,260-1,680 | LC | Ohler, 2000 |
Polypedates megacephalus | Hong Kong whipping frog | Rhacophoridae | LC | Orlov et al., 2001 | |
Polypedates mutus | Northern tree frog | Rhacophoridae | LC | Orlov et al., 2001 | |
Raorchestes parvulus | Karin bubble-nest frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,700 | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 |
Rhacophorus dorsoviridis | Gliding frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,900 | DD | Ohler et al., 2000 |
Rhacophorus duboisi | Gliding frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,210-1,890 | DD | Ohler et al., 2000 |
Rhacophorus dugritei | Baoxing tree frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,890-2,900 | LC | Ohler et al., 2000 |
Rhacophorus feae | Thao whipping frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,230-1,800 | LC | Ohler et al., 2000 |
Rhacophorus hoanglienensis | Hoanglien frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,400 | DD | Orlov et al., 2001 |
Rhacophorus hungfuensis | Gliding frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,900 | DD | Orlov et al., 2001 |
Rhacophorus omeimontis | Omei whipping frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,200-2,100 | LC | Orlov et al., 2001 |
Rhacophorus orlovi | Orlov's tree frog | Rhacophoridae | LC | Bain et al., 2007 | |
Rhacophorus rhodopus | Red-webbed tree frog | Rhacophoridae | LC | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Theloderma albopunctatum | Bug-eyed frog | Rhacophoridae | LC | Poyarkov et al., 2015 | |
Theloderma bicolor | Chapa bug-eyed frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,210-1,890 | En | Ohler, 2000 |
Theloderma gordoni | Gordon's bug-eyed frog | Rhacophoridae | LC | Poyarkov et al., 2015 | |
Theloderma lateriticum | Brick red bug-eyed frog | Rhacophoridae | 1,300-1,400 | NA | Bain et al., 2009 |
Paramesotriton deloustali | Tam Dao salamander | Salamandridae | Vu | Nguyen et al., 2009 | |
Tylototriton asperrimus | Granular newt | Salamandridae | NT | Nguyen et al., 2009 |
See also
editReferences
edit- 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.