Truong Quang NGUYEN,Tung Thanh TRAN,Tao Thien NGUYEN,et al.First Record of Sphenomorphus incognitus (Thompson, 1912) (Squamata: Scincidae) from Vietnam with Some Notes on Natural History[J].Asian Herpetological Research(AHR),2012,3(2):147-150.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00147]

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First Record of Sphenomorphus incognitus (Thompson, 1912) (Squamata: Scincidae) from Vietnam with Some Notes on Natural History

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Asian Herpetological Research[ISSN:2095-0357/CN:51-1735/Q]

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2012 VoI.3 No.2

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147-150

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Original Article

Publishing date:

2012-06-25

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Title:

First Record of Sphenomorphus incognitus (Thompson, 1912) (Squamata: Scincidae) from Vietnam with Some Notes on Natural History

Author(s):

Truong Quang NGUYEN¹;  ^6*;  Tung Thanh TRAN²;  Tao Thien NGUYEN³;  Wolfgang B?HME⁴ and Thomas ZIEGLER⁵

¹ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
² Vinh Phuc College of Education, Phuc Yen, Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam
³ Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology,18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
⁴ Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113, Bonn, Germany
⁵ AG Zoologischer Garten K?ln, Riehler Strasse 173, D-50735, Cologne, Germany
⁶ Present address: Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, D-50674, Cologne, Germany

Keywords:

new record;  Sphenomorphus incognitus;  Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve;  Bac Giang Province;  Vietnam

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DOI:

10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00147

Abstract:

Sphenomorphus incognitus is recorded for the first time outside of China. The new locality record is from the Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve in Bac Giang Province, northeastern Vietnam at elevations between 200–450 m. Based on the newly collected specimens, we present an expanded description and provide data on the natural history of this species in northern Vietnam.

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