New provincial records of skinks ( Squamata : Scincidae ) from northwestern Vietnam
Citation
Nguyen T (2015). New provincial records of skinks ( Squamata : Scincidae ) from northwestern Vietnam. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/q7iguu accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-12.Description
We report six new records of skinks from northwestern Vietnam: Eutropis macularius, Scincella devorator, S. monticola, S. ochracea, Sphenomorphus cryptotis and S. indicus. Our new findings increase the species number of skinks (Scincidae) to nine in Dien Bien Province and to 14 in Son La Province. We also provide additional natural history data of aforementioned species.Taxonomic Coverages
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Truong Nguyenoriginator
position: Dr
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay, Hanoi
VN
email: nqt2@yahoo.com
Truong Nguyen
metadata author
position: Dr
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay, Hanoi
VN
email: nqt2@yahoo.com
Truong Nguyen
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position: Dr
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay, Hanoi
VN
email: nqt2@yahoo.com