Vietnam: A Natural History

Sterling, Eleanor J.; Hurley, Martha Maud; Minh, Le Quoc

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“…The southern part of the country borders Cambodia and maintains maritime borders with Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In terms of administration, there are 58 provinces in Vietnam, as well as five centrally administered cities called municipalities (Sterling et al 2006). Geographically, two fertile river deltas lie in the North and South, with a narrow strip of forests and mountains in between as a link.…”

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“…Vietnam's climate is subtropical with four seasons in the North and tropical with a dry and a rainy season in the South. On the high plateaus in central Vietnam, the temperature is generally lower and the climate more humid, with dry seasons typically lasting only three months (Sterling et al 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This study followed Sterling et al (2006) in dividing the country into eight geographic regions and three macro-regions, northern, central, and southern Vietnam. Northern Vietnam consists of three regions, Northwest (NW), Northeast (NE) and Red River Delta (RRD).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Due to an excessive rate of habitat loss and a large number of endemic species, Vietnam is regarded as an important area with high biodiversity conservation priority (Myers et al 2000). In terms of biodiversity, the country is recognized as one of the top nations in the world with high species richness (Sterling et al 2006), particularly the herpetofauna (Adler 2009). An extraordinarily large number of new species has been described from Vietnam in the last decades, in particular amphibians and reptiles (e.g., Ziegler and Nguyen 2019, see below).…”

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“…In 1962, the first Vietnamese National Park (NP), Cuc Phuong NP, was established in northern Vietnam. Three decades later, in 1995 with the ongoing loss of habitat and over-exploitation of the fauna and flora, the government decided to counteract by expanding the network of existing NPs and protected areas (PAs) (Sterling et al 2006). Since then, the number of PAs has increased to a total of 33 NPs, 59 nature reserves, and 13 habitat and species conservation areas in Vietnam, including two world heritage sites (Stolton et al 2004;Le et al 2018, VEA 2020.…”

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Assessment of the threat status of the amphibians in Vietnam - Implementation of the One Plan Approach

Krzikowski¹,

Truong²,

Pham³

et al. 2022

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The current decline in global biodiversity is most evident in amphibians with 41% percent of all species worldwide classified as threatened with extinction. Hence, a major challenge in amphibian conservation is the high number of threatened species, leading to a common approach of identifying priority species and regions for conservation efforts. As a part of one of 36 globally designated biodiversity hotspots, Vietnam is considered to be of particular importance for conservation action. To improve amphibian conservation in Vietnam, this study provides an updated species list and assesses their threat status by compiling data from a variety of sources. Furthermore, a Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) analysis was conducted to determine the representation of extant amphibians from Vietnam in zoos worldwide. The batrachofauna of Vietnam is characterized by a high level of species richness and local endemism as well as a high rate of new discoveries, with more than half of the endemic species reported exclusively from their type locality, making them especially vulnerable to extinction. Up to 18% of all amphibians extant in Vietnam and 28% of endemic species are classified as threatened with extinction by the IUCN. In many cases, the IUCN Red List status is either missing or outdated, highlighting the urgent need of action. Around 14% of endemic amphibian species have been recorded exclusively from unprotected areas, suggesting prioritization for further research and conservation measures. The continuing decline in many species remains an unresolved problem. As a guide for future research and conservation measures, a list of the top 57 species was compiled. In addition, according to the ZIMS analysis, only 8% of threatened and 3% of endemic amphibian taxa from Vietnam are currently kept in zoos worldwide, and a richness analysis revealed that the highest density of husbandries is found in Europe and North America. To achieve maximum outcome for the conservation of threatened species, this study recommends a general shift by zoos towards maintaining species in greater need of captive assurance populations and breeding programs to support integrative strategies that combine in situ and ex situ conservation efforts following the IUCN’s One Plan Approach.

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Section: Subregions Of Vietnammentioning

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Section: Subregions Of Vietnammentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Subregions Of Vietnammentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Unexpected high forest turtle diversity in hill forests in northern Vietnam

Van¹,

Duc²,

Leprince³

et al. 2020

Biodivers Conserv

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Almost all Asian turtle species are considered threatened by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). We investigated the turtle fauna and their distribution in hilly forests in northern Vietnam, using a combination of 1) field surveys; 2) hunter interviews; 3) examination of hunter quarry, and 4) monitoring of hunting activity. We performed field surveys in bamboo and hilly secondary forests (500-1,350 m), applied 103 hunter interviews, and examined the same number of hunter bags. Overall, we found a total of 124 different individuals of as many as 9 turtle species (representing 18% of the currently known total chelonian fauna in the Indo-Burma region). Two species were the most dominant, the Impressed tortoise (Manouria impressa), which we found mostly as shells in villages, and the Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) sighted inside bamboo forests at different elevations. C. galbinifrons is considered one of the most critically endangered turtle species in the world. Given that there are still large expanses of unexplored bamboo forests and mixed bamboo -evergreen forest (over 5 million hectares) remaining throughout northern Vietnam, if our results are typical of other similar habitats, it is likely that C. galbinifrons may be more common than currently assessed. We therefore suggest that field surveys should be conducted as soon as possible to confirm whether these turtles are as seriously threatened as presently considered by the IUCN.

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The distribution ofApis laboriosarevisited: range extensions and biogeographic affinities

Otis,

Huang,

Kitnya

et al. 2024

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Apis laboriosa, the Himalayan giant honeybee, inhabits the foothills of the Himalaya and neighboring mountainous regions. Here we revise its distribution in light of recent reports and discoveries. The range now extends from longitude 105.9E in Cao Bang, Vietnam, in the east to 74.4E in the Pir Panjal Range of western Himalaya, a linear distance of 3300 km, with the most notable new localities in northeastern Vietnam, central Myanmar, northern Thailand, and AJK-Pakistan. The species generally occurs at lower elevations in the eastern part of its range than in Nepal, northern India, and the border region between India and Pakistan. Most but not all of the new localities are within the range predicted by species distribution modelling. We discuss the new localities that fall outside of the predicted range, the biotic characteristics of the terrestrial ecoregions in which the species occurs, and the remaining regions that may harbor this spectacular honey bee species.

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Vietnam: A Natural History

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Assessment of the threat status of the amphibians in Vietnam - Implementation of the One Plan Approach

Assessment of the threat status of the amphibians in Vietnam - Implementation of the One Plan Approach

Unexpected high forest turtle diversity in hill forests in northern Vietnam

The distribution ofApis laboriosarevisited: range extensions and biogeographic affinities

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Unexpected high forest turtle diversity in hill forests in northern Vietnam

The distribution ofApis laboriosarevisited: range extensions and biogeographic affinities

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Assessment of the threat status of the amphibians in Vietnam - Implementation of the One Plan Approach

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