What is it about?
In the Northern Annamites (Truong Son Mountains) in central Vietnam, a new species is found and named Lycodon calcarophilus. The specie sname points on the special habitat of limestone hills
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Why is it important?
Phong Nha-Ke Bang NP, located in the Northern Annamites (Truong Son Mountains) of central Vietnam, is recognised as one of the country’s most significant protected areas in terms of herpetofaunal diversity. Numerous studies have emphasised the remarkable species richness and high level of endemism among amphibians and reptiles inhabiting this karst-dominated landscape. Karst mountains are in danger of being destroyed for industrial needs. So we have to show and describe the diversity of these places
Perspectives
Another step to entangle the difficult Lycodon fasciatus complex. And by thew way a nother step to show how important these low elevation rainforests and carst mountains are
Dr. Gernot Vogel
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This page is a summary of: A new limestone-associated species of wolf snake in the Lycodon fasciatus complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) from central Vietnam, Zootaxa, August 2025, Magnolia Press,
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.1.
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