New records and an updated herpetofaunal list from Ba Vi National Park, Vietnam

The Ba Vi National Park is located 60 km west of Hanoi, the capital city, in south Phu Tho Province (formerly Hoa Binh Province), northern Vietnam. Despite its establishment in 1991, there are not many studies on its herpetofauna. The known number of amphibian and reptile species for the National Park prior to this study is a total 66 species. However, due to the scarcity of surveys, more species were expected.

Herein, we report new records of 16 amphibians and 12 reptiles from Ba Vi National Park. Our findings increase the total number of herpetofaunal species to 94, including now a total of 26 anurans, one gymnophionan, four chelonians, 18 saurians and 45 ophidians. The estimated species accumulation curve has not reached a plateau yet and thus indicates that species richness in the Park is very likely to increase in the future.