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Table 5. Preliminary list <strong>of</strong> reptile and amphibian species <strong>of</strong> conservation concern from <strong>Bac</strong><br />

<strong>Huong</strong> <strong>Hoa</strong> <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Reserve</strong><br />

English name Scientific name VRDB IUCN<br />

Annam Spadefoot Toad Brachytarsophrys intermedia VU<br />

Wallace's Flying Frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus VU<br />

Tokay Gekko gecko VU<br />

Indochinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus VU<br />

Water monitor Varanus salvator EN<br />

Burmese Python Python molurus CR NT<br />

Common Rat Snake Pytas mucosus EN<br />

Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus EN<br />

Indochinese Cobra Naja naja EN<br />

King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah CR<br />

Indochinese Box Turtle Cuora galbinifrons EN CR<br />

Chinese three-striped Box Turtle Cuora trifasciata CR CR<br />

Keeled Box Turtle Pyxhidea mohotti EN<br />

Four-eyed Turtle Sacalia quadriocellata EN<br />

<strong>The</strong> following species accounts provide a brief indication <strong>of</strong> the source <strong>of</strong> information for the<br />

occurrence <strong>of</strong> threatened reptiles and amphibians in BHH NR and details <strong>of</strong> their status where<br />

possible.<br />

Annam Spadefoot Toad Brachytarsophrys intermedia<br />

Listed for BHH NR by Cao Tien Trung (in prep.). Known only from a small area <strong>of</strong> central<br />

Vietnam where it inhabits forest close to streams (van Dijk 2004).<br />

Wallace's Flying Frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus<br />

Listed for BHH NR by Cao Tien Trung (in prep).<br />

Tokay Gecko Gecko gecko<br />

In <strong>Bac</strong> <strong>Huong</strong> <strong>Hoa</strong> NR, found primarily in primary and secondary lowland and mid-montane<br />

evergreen forest (Cao Tien Trung in prep.). Although elsewhere it is <strong>of</strong>ten found in human<br />

habitation, collection for trade is likely to have eliminated it from this habitat in BHH NR (Cox et<br />

al. 2006).<br />

Indochinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus<br />

In BHH NR, usually found perched on overhanging branches along streams. A density <strong>of</strong> 2.8<br />

individuals per kilometre <strong>of</strong> stream has been recorded (Cao Tien Trung in prep.).<br />

Water Monitor Varanus salvator<br />

Provisionally listed for BHH NR on the basis <strong>of</strong> individuals found in trade near the nature reserve<br />

(Dang Ngoc Can et al. 2006). Found in forested areas up to 1,300 m, where it forages close to<br />

water (Cox et al. 2006).<br />

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