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Issue: Vol. 5777 No. 1: 17 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.12
Page range: 195-200
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 3

A preliminary survey of the reptiles of Mount Po Ma Lung, with two new country records for Vietnam

Zoological Society of London; Regent’s Park; London; NW1 4RY; UK
Asian Turtle Program of Indo-Myanmar Conservation; R.1301; CT1 Bac Ha C14 Building; To Huu Str.; Nam Tu Liem Dist.; Hanoi; Vietnam
Asian Turtle Program of Indo-Myanmar Conservation; R.1301; CT1 Bac Ha C14 Building; To Huu Str.; Nam Tu Liem Dist.; Hanoi; Vietnam
Zoological Society of London; Regent’s Park; London; NW1 4RY; UK
Institute of Zoology; Zoological Society of London; London; UK; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis; School of Public Health; Imperial College; London; UK; Department of Chemistry; UCL; London; UK
Asian Turtle Program of Indo-Myanmar Conservation; R.1301; CT1 Bac Ha C14 Building; To Huu Str.; Nam Tu Liem Dist.; Hanoi; Vietnam
Zoological Society of London; Regent’s Park; London; NW1 4RY; UK
Reptilia Hoang Lien Range Mount Po Ma Lung herpetological survey

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How to Cite

Kane, D., Nguyen, L.T., Tran, T.-D.T., Gumbs, R., Jervis, P.A., Mccormack, T.E. & Tapley, B. (2026) A preliminary survey of the reptiles of Mount Po Ma Lung, with two new country records for Vietnam. Zootaxa, 5777 (1), 195–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.12