Herpetofaunal Records in Coastal Dune Areas, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam, with the Rediscovery of Oligodon macrurus Angel, 1927

Peter Geissler, Alexander R. Krohn, Daniel Rennert

Abstract


Eight species of reptiles are recorded from coastal dune areas in Binh Thuan Province in Southern Vietnam. The findings of Dixonius aaronbauri, Dixonius vietnamensis, Oligodon cinereus, and Oligodon macrurus are new to in Binh Thuan Province. The latter forms the rediscovery of the species after more than 70 years. Specimens of O. macrurus (Angel, 1927) are depicted for the first time.


Keywords


Squamata; Oligodon macrurus; Binh Thuan Province; Vietnam

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2011-18-4-317–324

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