Description of a New Species and New Records of Rhacophorus Genus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) with the Review of Amphibians and Reptiles Diversity of Ghu Yang Sin National Park (Dac Lac Province, Vietnam)

Nikolai L. Orlov, Sang Ngoc Nguyen, Cuc Thu Ho

Abstract


A new species of rhacophorid frog of the genus Rhacophorus Kuhl et van Hasselt, 1822 is described on the basis of the morphological study of the material collected in central Vietnam (Krong Bong and Lak Districts, Chu Yang Sin National Park). List of Vietnamese species of Rhacophorus and identification keys for these species are provided. List of species of amphibians and reptiles recorded in Chu Yang Sin National Park is presented for the first time.

Keywords


Rhacophoridae; Rhacophorus; new species; central Vietnam; Dac Lac Province; Chu Yang Sin National Park

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2008-15-1-67-84

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