New Record and Distribution of the Genus Goniurosaurus Barbour, 1908 (Eublapharidae, Sauria, Reptilia) in Vietnam

Nikolai L. Orlov, Natalia B. Ananjeva, Tao Thien Nguyen

Abstract


The paper described the distribution of the eublepharid lizards of the genus Goniurosaurus in Vietnam and a new first record of Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi, which was made westwards of the Song Hong River.

Keywords


Northern Vietnam; Song Hong (Red River); Goniurosaurus

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2020-27-3-179-184

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