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The following is a list of terrestrial vertebrate fauna of Mount Tây Côn Lĩnh, western Vị Xuyên District,
Hà Giang Province Hà Giang (, ) was formerly a Provinces of Vietnam, province in the Northeast (Vietnam), Northeast region of Vietnam. It was located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam's northernmost point. It shared a 270 km long China-Vi ...
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Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
, adapted from Nguyen, et al. (2004). The survey was conducted from 2001 to 2002 in the communes of Cao Bồ, Xín Chải, and Lao Chải. Additional species from Lunde, et al. (2003) are also listed.


Mammals

There are 47 mammalian species from 22 families and 8 orders.


Eulipotyphla Eulipotyphla (, from '' eu-'' + '' Lipotyphla'', meaning truly lacking blind gut; sometimes called true insectivores) is an order of mammals comprising the Erinaceidae ( hedgehogs and gymnures); Solenodontidae (solenodons); Talpidae ( mole ...

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Suncus murinus The Asian house shrew (''Suncus murinus'') is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced i ...
'' *'' Blarinella griselda'' *'' Chodsigoa caovansunga'' *'' Chodsigoa parca'' *'' Crocidura attenuata'' *'' Crocidura fuliginosa'' *'' Crocidura wuchihensis''


Scandentia

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Tupaiidae Tupaiidae is one of two families of treeshrews, the other family being Ptilocercidae. The family contains three living genera and 19 living species. The family name derives from ''tupai'', the Malay word for treeshrew and also for squirrel which ...
*'' Tupaia glis'' ;
Talpidae The family (biology), family Talpidae () includes the true Mole (animal), moles (as well as the shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivore, insectivorous mammals of the order (biology), order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all fossorial, diggi ...
*'' Scaptonyx fusicaudus''


Chiroptera Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

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Hipposideridae The Hipposideridae are a family (biology), family of bats commonly known as the Old World leaf-nosed bats. While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own fa ...
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Hipposideros armiger The great roundleaf bat, also known as the great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros armiger'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. It gives birth to two young a year. It has been ...
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Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...
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Pipistrellus ''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the genus has been co ...
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Cynopterus sphinx The greater short-nosed fruit bat (''Cynopterus sphinx''), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia. Description These bats have a relatively long snout. Their upper p ...
'' *'' Rousettus leschenaulti'' *'' Sphaerias blanfordi''


Primates Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers and simians ( monkeys and apes). Primates arose 74–63  ...

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Lorisidae Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates. The lorisids are all slim arboreal animals and comprise the lorises, pottos, and angwantibos. Lorisids live in tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast A ...
*'' Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus'' ;
Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys are primates in the family (biology), family Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genus, genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus ''Papio''), red colo ...
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Macaca arctoides The stump-tailed macaque (''Macaca arctoides''), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, it occurs south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. Its range ...
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Macaca mulatta The macaques () constitute a genus (''Macaca'') of sociality, gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit species distribution, ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and Europe (in Barbary ma ...
'' *'' Macaca assamensis'' *'' Rhinopithecus avunculus'' ;
Hylobatidae Gibbons () are apes in the Family (biology), family Hylobatidae (). The family historically contained one genus, but now is split into four extant genera and 20 species. Gibbons live in subtropical and tropical forests from eastern Bangladesh an ...
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Hylobates concolor The black crested gibbon (''Nomascus concolor'') is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies. Taxonomy The taxonomy of the species is confused. Previously grouped in the genus ...
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Carnivora Carnivora ( ) is an order of placental mammals specialized primarily in eating flesh, whose members are formally referred to as carnivorans. The order Carnivora is the sixth largest order of mammals, comprising at least 279 species. Carnivor ...

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Canidae Canidae (; from Latin, ''canis'', "dog") is a family (biology), biological family of caniform carnivorans, constituting a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). The family includes three subfamily, subfamilies: the Caninae, a ...
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Nyctereutes procyonoides The common raccoon dog (''Nyctereutes procyonoides''), also called the Chinese or Asian raccoon dog to distinguish it from the Japanese raccoon dog, is a heavy-set, Fox, fox-like canid native to East Asia. Named for its raccoon-like face markin ...
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Ursidae Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...
*'' Ursus thibetanus'' *'' Ursus malayanus'' ;
Mustelidae The Mustelidae (; from Latin , weasel) are a diverse family of carnivora, carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, polecats, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids (), they form the largest family in the s ...
*'' Arctonyx collaris'' *''
Lutra lutra The Eurasian otter (''Lutra lutra''), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia and the Maghreb. The most widely distributed member o ...
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Martes flavigula The yellow-throated marten (''Martes flavigula'') is a marten species native to the Himalayas, Southeast and East Asia. Its coat is bright yellow-golden, and its head and back are distinctly darker, blending together black, white, golden-yellow a ...
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Viverridae Viverridae is a family (biology), family of small to medium-sized feliform mammals, comprising 14 genera with 33 species. This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. Viverrids occur all over Africa, in southern Europe, ...
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Paguma larvata The masked palm civet (''Paguma larvata''), also called the gem-faced civet or Himalayan palm civet, is a Viverridae, viverrid species native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List ...
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Viverra zibetha The large Indian civet (''Viverra zibetha'') is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The global population is thought to be decreasing due to hunting and trapping driven by the demand ...
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Viverricula indica The small Indian civet (''Viverricula indica'') is a civet native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its widespread distribution, widespread habitat use and healthy populations living in agr ...
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Paradoxurus hermaphroditus The Asian palm civet (''Paradoxurus hermaphroditus''), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it accommodates to a broad range o ...
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Arctictis binturong The binturong (''Arctictis binturong'') (, ), also known as the bearcat, is a viverridae, viverrid native to South Asia, South and Southeast Asia. It is uncommon in much of its range, and has been assessed as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable on th ...
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Herpestidae A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family has two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to southern Europe, Afri ...
*'' Herpestes urva'' ;
Felidae Felidae ( ) is the Family (biology), family of mammals in the Order (biology), order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid ( ). The 41 extant taxon, extant Felidae species exhibit the gre ...
*'' Felis bengalensis'' *''
Catopuma temminckii ''Catopuma'' is a genus of the Felidae containing two small cat species native to Southeast Asia, the Asian golden cat (''C. temminckii'') and the bay cat (''C. badia''). Both have similar pelage, with solid reddish brown coloration on their bac ...
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Neofelis nebulosa The clouded leopard (''Neofelis nebulosa''), also called mainland clouded leopard, is a wild cat inhabiting dense forests from the foothills of the Himalayas through Northeast India and Bhutan to mainland Southeast Asia into South China. It wa ...
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Panthera pardus The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant cat species in the genus ''Panthera''. It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes. Its body is slender and muscular reaching a length of with a ...
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Artiodactyla Artiodactyls are placental mammals belonging to the order (biology), order Artiodactyla ( , ). Typically, they are ungulates which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes (the third and fourth, often in the form of a hoof ...

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Suidae Suidae is a family (biology), family of Even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs, or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 Extant taxon, extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domes ...
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Sus scrofa The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is n ...
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Cervidae A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) a ...
*'' Cervus unicolor'' *''
Muntiacus muntjak The southern red muntjac (''Muntiacus muntjak'') is a deer species native to Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as the Indian muntjac or the common muntjac before the species was taxonomically revised to represent only populations of Thailan ...
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Bovidae The Bovidae comprise the family (biology), biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes Bos, cattle, bison, Bubalina, buffalo, antelopes (including Caprinae, goat-antelopes), Ovis, sheep and Capra (genus), goats. A member o ...
*'' Capricornis sumatraensis''


Pholidota Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (). The one Neontology, extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: ''Manis'', ''Phataginus'', and ''Smutsia''. ''Manis'' comprises four species found in Asia, ...

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Manidae Manidae (" spirits") is the only extant family of pangolins. This family comprises three genera ('' Manis'' from subfamily Maninae, '' Phataginus'' from subfamily Phatagininae, and '' Smutsia'' from subfamily Smutsiinae), as well as the extinct ...
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Manis pentadactyla The Chinese pangolin (''Manis pentadactyla'') is a pangolin native to the northern Indian subcontinent, northern parts of Southeast Asia and southern China. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2014, as the wild ...
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Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
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Petaurista petaurista The red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista petaurista'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae (squirrels). It is found in a wide variety of forest–types, plantations and more open habitats with scatter ...
'' *'' Belomys pearsonii'' *'' Petaurista elegans'' ;
Sciurinae Sciurinae () is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids i ...
*'' Callosciurus erythraeus'' *'' Callosciurus inornatus'' *'' Tamiops maritimus'' *'' Dremomys rufigenis'' *'' Ratufa bicolor'' ; Hystricidae *'' Acanthion subcristatum'' *'' Atherurus macrourus'' ; Rhizomyidae *'' Rhizomys sumatrensis'' *'' Rhizomys pruinosus'' ;
Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...
*'' Rattus flavipectus'' *''
Mus musculus The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the rodent family Muridae, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus ''Mus (genu ...
'' *'' Mus caroli'' *'' Rattus koratensis'' *'' Niviventer fulvescens'' *'' Niviventer langbianis'' *'' Niviventer tenaster'' *'' Leopoldamys edwardsi'' *''
Chiropodomys gliroides The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse or simply pencil-tailed tree mouse (''Chiropodomys gliroides'') is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailan ...
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Birds

There are 90 avian species from 32 families and 12 orders.


Podicipediformes Grebes () are aquatic diving birds in the order Podicipediformes (). Grebes are widely distributed freshwater birds, with some species also found in marine habitats during migration and winter. Most grebes fly, although some flightless specie ...

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Tachybaptus ruficollis The little grebe (''Tachybaptus ruficollis''), also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''takhus'' "fast" and ''bapto'' "to sink under". The specific ''ruficollis'' is from Latin ...
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Falconiformes The order Falconiformes () is represented by the extant family Falconidae, Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) and a handful of enigmatic Paleogene species. Traditionally, the other bird of prey families New World vulture, Cathartidae (New World v ...

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Accipitridae The Accipitridae () is one of the four families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects ...
*'' Aviceda leuphotes'' *'' Pernis ptilorhynchus'' *''
Spilornis cheela The crested serpent eagle (''Spilornis cheela'') is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within its widespread range across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia, there are considera ...
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Accipiter nisus The Eurasian sparrowhawk (''Accipiter nisus''), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred ...
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Falconidae The falcons and caracaras are around 65 species of Diurnality, diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order (biology), order Falconiformes). The family likely originated in South America d ...
*'' Falco tinnunculus''


Galliformes Galliformes is an order (biology), order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkey (bird), turkeys, chickens, Old World quail, quail, and other landfowl. Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems ...

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Phasianidae Phasianidae is a family (biology), family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, grouse, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, Turkey bird, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular Game (hu ...
*'' Coturnix chinensis'' *''
Gallus gallus The red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), also known as the Indian red junglefowl (and formerly the bankiva or bankiva-fowl), is a species of Tropics, tropical, predominantly Terrestrial animal, terrestrial bird in the fowl and pheasant family, P ...
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Gruiformes The Gruiformes ( ) are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and terrestrial bird families that ...

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Turnicidae Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are not closely related to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There are 18 species in ...
*'' Turnix tanki''


Columbiformes Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. ...

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Columbidae Columbidae is a bird Family (biology), family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the Order (biology), order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in ...
*'' Streptopelia chinensis'' *'' Chalcophaps indica''


Cuculiformes Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae ( ) family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes ( ). The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are somet ...

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Cuculidae Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae ( ) family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes ( ). The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are someti ...
*'' Cuculus poliocephalus'' *'' Centropus sinensis''


Strigiformes

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Strigidae The true owls or typical owls (family (biology), family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls and bay owls (Tytonidae). This large family comprises 230 living or recently extinct species ...
*'' Otus bakkamoena'' *'' Taenioptynx brodiei''


Apodiformes The Apodiformes is an Order (biology), order, or Taxonomy, taxonomic grouping, of Bird, birds which traditionally contained three living Family (biology), families—the Swift (bird), Apodidae (swifts), the Treeswift, Hemiprocnidae (treeswifts), ...

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Apodidae The Apodidae, or swifts, form a family of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes along with hummingbirds. The treeswifts ar ...
*'' Cypsiurus batasiensis'' *'' Apus affinis''


Trogoniformes The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The family Trogonidae contains 49 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early ...

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Trogonidae The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The family Trogonidae contains 49 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early ...
*'' Harpactes erythrocephalus''


Coraciiformes The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful birds including the kingfishers, the bee-eaters, the rollers, the motmots, and the todies. They generally have syndactyly, with three forward-pointing toes (and toes 3 & 4 fused at their b ...

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Alcedo atthis The common kingfisher (''Alcedo atthis''), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of ...
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Halcyon smyrnensis The white-throated kingfisher (''Halcyon smyrnensis'') also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to China and Indonesia. This kingfisher is a ...
'' *'' Halcyon pileata'' ;
Meropidae The bee-eaters are a group of birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty-one species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly co ...
*'' Nyctyornis athertoni'' *''
Merops viridis The blue-throated bee-eater (''Merops viridis'') is a species of bird in the bee-eater family. They are found throughout southeast Asia in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Their diet consists mostly of bees, wasps, and dragonflies. Blue- ...
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Piciformes Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes (), the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 living genera with a little over 450 species, ...

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Capitonidae The New World barbets are a family, Capitonidae, of 15 birds in the order Piciformes, which inhabit humid forests in Central and South America. They are closely related to the toucans. The New World barbets are plump birds, with short necks and ...
*'' Megalaima franklinii'' *'' Megalaima asiatica'' ;
Picidae Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar and the extreme polar regions. ...
*'' Sasia ochracea'' *'' Picus canus''


Passeriformes A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their ...

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Eurylaimidae The Eurylaimidae are a family of suboscine passerine birds that occur from the eastern Himalayas to Indonesia and the Philippines. The family previously included the sapayoa from the Neotropics, the asity, asities from Madagascar, and the Calyp ...
*'' Psarisomus dalhousiae'' ; Pittidae *'' Pitta oatesi'' ;
Hirundinidae The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The t ...
*'' Hirundo rustica'' ;
Motacillidae The wagtails, longclaws, and pipits are a family (biology), family, Motacillidae, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. Around 70 species occur in five genus, genera. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the ...
*'' Motacilla cinerea'' *'' Motacilla alba'' ; Campephagidae *'' Pericrocotus flammeus'' ;
Pycnonotidae The bulbuls are members of a family (biology), family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized perching bird, passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and in ...
*'' Pycnonotus jocosus'' *'' Hypsipetes mcclellandii'' *''
Alophoixus pallidus The puff-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus pallidus'') is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was Species description, first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical ...
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Pycnonotus aurigaster The sooty-headed bulbul (''Pycnonotus aurigaster'') is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description A medium-sized ...
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Pycnonotus finlaysoni The stripe-throated bulbul (''Pycnonotus finlaysoni''), or streak-throated bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family (biology), family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia where its natural habitats are Tropical and s ...
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Laniidae Shrikes () are passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of 34 species in two genera. The family name, and that of the larger genus, ''Lanius'', is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known ...
*'' Lanius schach'' ; Cinclidae *'' Cinclus pallasii'' ;
Turdidae The thrushes are a passerine bird family, Turdidae, with a worldwide distribution. The family was once much larger before biologists reclassified the former subfamily Saxicolinae, which includes the chats and European robins, as Old World flyca ...
*'' Cochoa viridis'' ;
Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica'') and north ...
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Copsychus saularis The Oriental magpie-robin (''Copsychus saularis'') is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush (bird), thrush family Turdidae, but now considered an Old World flycatcher. They are distinctive black and white bir ...
'' *'' Phoenicurus fuliginosus'' *'' Enicurus scouleri'' *'' Enicurus schistaceus'' *'' Enicurus maculatus'' *'' Brachypteryx leucophrys'' *'' Myiophonus caeruleus'' ; Timaliidae *'' Pomatorhinus ferruginosus'' *'' Jabouilleia danjoui'' *'' Napothera brevicaudata'' *''
Stachyris nigriceps The grey-throated babbler (''Stachyris nigriceps'') is a species of passerine bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its ...
'' *'' Erpornis zantholeuca'' *''
Macronus gularis The pin-striped tit-babbler (''Mixornis gularis''), also known as the yellow-breasted babbler, is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae that is found in South and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy and systematics The pin-striped t ...
'' *'' Garrulax maesi'' *'' Garrulax merulinus'' *'' Garrulax milnei'' *''
Leiothrix argentauris The silver-eared mesia (''Leiothrix argentauris'') is a species of bird from South East Asia. Taxonomy and distribution The species was once placed in the large Old World babbler family Timaliidae, but that family has recently been split with th ...
'' *'' Leiothrix lutea'' *'' Pteruthius melanotis'' *'' Actinodura ramsayi'' *'' Alcippe castaneceps'' *''
Alcippe morrisonia The grey-cheeked fulvetta or Morrison's fulvetta (''Alcippe morrisonia'') is a bird in the family Alcippeidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. The grey-cheeked fulvetta is part of a species complex and the nominate ''m ...
'' *'' Heterophasia melanoleuca'' *'' Paradoxornis verreauxi'' *'' Heterophasia picaoides'' ;
Sylviidae Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the typical warblers ''Sylvia'', and closely related genus '' Curruca'', formerly included in ''Sylvia''. They are found in Eurasia and Africa, with the greatest diversity in the Mediterrane ...
*'' Tesia olivea'' *'' Orthotomus sutorius'' *'' Phylloscopus inornatus'' *'' Seicercus poliogenys'' *'' Seicercus castaniceps'' *'' Abroscopus superciliaris'' *'' Phylloscopus davisoni'' ;
Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica'') and north ...
*'' Ficedula monileger'' *'' Ficedula hyperythra'' *'' Niltava grandis'' *'' Niltava macgrigoriae'' *'' Muscicapa muttui'' *'' Niltava banyumas'' *'' Culicicapa ceylonensis'' ;
Paridae The tits, chickadees, and titmice constitute the Paridae, a family of small passerine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Many were formerly classified in the genus ''Parus''. Eurasian and African members of this f ...
*'' Parus spilonotus'' ;
Nectariniidae Sunbirds and spiderhunters make up the family Nectariniidae of passerine birds. They are small, slender passerines from the Old World, usually with downward-curved bills. Many are brightly coloured, often with iridescent feathers, particularly i ...
*'' Aethopyga siparaja'' *'' Aethopyga saturata'' ;
Zosteropidae The white-eyes are a family, Zosteropidae, of small passerine birds native to tropical, subtropical and temperate Sub-Saharan Africa, southern and eastern Asia, and Australasia. White-eyes inhabit most tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, the ...
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Zosterops japonica The warbling white-eye (''Zosterops japonicus'') is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. The specific epithet is occasionally written ''japonica'', but this is incorrect due to the gender of the genus. Its native range includes much of ...
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Estrildidae Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills. They are gregarious ...
*'' Lonchura striata'' ;
Ploceidae Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, or bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family. In most recent classificat ...
*'' Passer montanus'' ; Dicruridae *'' Dicrurus macrocercus'' *'' Dicrurus leucophaeus'' *'' Dicrurus remifer'' *'' Dicrurus hottentottus''


Reptiles

Reptile species from Ziegler, et al. (2014),Ziegler, Thomas, Dao Thi Anh Tran, Truong Quang Nguyen, Ronith Gila Bina Perl, Lea Wirk, Magdalena Kulisch, Tanja Lehmann, Anna Rauhaus, Tao Thien Nguyen, Quyet Khac Le, and Thanh Ngoc Vu. 2014. ''New amphibian and reptile records from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam''. Herpetology Notes, volume 7: 185-201 (2014) (published online on 16 April 2014). which lists reptile species from all of Hà Giang Province, have also been added. Surveys were conducted from 2006-2008 in Tùng Vài forest,
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, Hà Giang Province. Ziegler, et al. (2014) listed '' Gekko palmatus'', '' Sphenomorphus indicus'', ''
Ptyas major ''Ptyas'' is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called " rat snakes" or "ratsnakes". The generic name derives from Ancient Greek πτυάς, meaning " spitter", which referred to a kind of s ...
'', '' Ptyas multicinctus'', '' Euprepiophis mandarinus'', '' Lycodon meridionalis'', '' Oligodon chinensis'', ''
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus ''Oreocryptophis porphyraceus'' is a rat snake species, commonly called the black-banded trinket snake, red bamboo snake, found in mid to upper-level elevations of forested hills in southeastern Asia, ranging from evergreen tropical to dry seaso ...
'', '' Orthriophis taeniurus'', '' Pseudoxenodon macrops'', ''
Rhabdophis subminiatus ''Rhabdophis subminiatus'', commonly called the red-necked keelback or red-necked keelback snake, is a species of venomous snake ''Venomous snakes'' are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use f ...
'', and '' Sinomicrurus macclellandii'' as new records for Hà Giang.


Lacertilia Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...

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Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...
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Gekko gecko The tokay gecko (''Gekko gecko'') is a nocturnal arboreal gecko in the genus ''Gekko'', the true geckos. It is native to Asia and some Pacific Islands. Etymology The word "tokay" is an onomatopoeia of the sound made by males of this species. T ...
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Hemidactylus frenatus The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South Asia, South and Southeast Asia as well as Near Oceania. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tiktiki, chipkali or ...
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Agamidae Agamidae is a family containing 582 species in 64 genera of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few locations in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Overview Phylogenetically ...
*'' Acanthosaura lepidogaster'' *'' Physignathus cocincinus'' *'' Pseudocalotes brevipes''Pham Anh Van; Pham Cuong The; Hoang Ngoc Van; Ziegler, Thomas; Nguyen Truong Quang. 2017. New records of amphibians and reptiles from Ha Giang Province, Vietnam. Herpetology Notes, volume 10: 183-191 (2017) (published online on 25 April 2017). ;
Lacertidae The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at about 360 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found ...
*'' Takydromus sexlineatus'' *'' Takydromus kuehnei'' ; Scincidae *'' Ateuchosaurus chinensis'' *'' Eutropis longicaudata'' *'' Eutropis multifasciatus'' *''
Plestiodon chinensis ''Plestiodon chinensis'', the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of lizard which is found in China, western Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. Entomology ''P. chinensis'' was named after the skink's home in China. Subspecies There are fo ...
'' *'' Plestiodon tamdaoensis'' *''
Scincella reevesii ''Scincella reevesii'' (common name: Reeves's smooth skink) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''reevesii'', is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.Beole ...
'' *'' Sphenomorphus indicus'' *'' Tropidophorus hainanus'' ;
Anguidae Anguidae refers to a large and diverse family of lizards native to the Northern Hemisphere. It contains 9 genera and 89 extant species. Common characteristics of this group include a reduced supratemporal arch, striations on the medial faces of t ...
*'' Ophisaurus harti'' = '' Dopasia harti''


Serpentes Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have skull ...

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Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. C ...
*'' Ahaetulla prasina'' *'' Calamaria septentrionalis'' *''
Coelognathus radiatus ''Coelognathus radiatus'', commonly known as the radiated ratsnake, copperhead rat snake, or copper-headed trinket snake, is a nonvenomous species of colubrid snake. Temperament These snakes are usually defensive in nature which makes it hard ...
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Dendrelaphis ngansonensis ''Dendrelaphis ngansonensis'', commonly known as either the Nganson bronzeback or Nganson bronzeback tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae, sound in Southeast Asia. Etymology The species name ''ngansonensis'' is named after ...
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Dendrelaphis pictus ''Dendrelaphis pictus'', commonly known as either the common bronzeback, painted bronzeback, or Indonesian bronzeback, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. Taxonomy ''Dendrelaphis pictus'' belongs to the genus ''Dendrelaphis ...
'' *'' Enhydris plumbea'' *'' Euprepiophis mandarinus'' *'' Fowlea flavipunctatus'' *'' Hebius khasiensis'' *'' Hebius modestus'' *'' Lycodon meridionalis'' *'' Lycodon futsingensis'' *'' Oligodon chinensis'' *'' Oligodon taeniatus'' *''
Opisthotropis ''Opisthotropis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is native to Southeast Asia and South China. Species The genus ''Opisthotropis'' contains the following 25 species which are ...
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Oreocryptophis porphyraceus ''Oreocryptophis porphyraceus'' is a rat snake species, commonly called the black-banded trinket snake, red bamboo snake, found in mid to upper-level elevations of forested hills in southeastern Asia, ranging from evergreen tropical to dry seaso ...
'' *'' Orthriophis taeniurus'' *''
Pareas hamptoni ''Pareas hamptoni'', also known commonly as Hampton's slug snake, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''hamptoni'', is in honor of Herbert Hampton, collector of t ...
'' *'' Pseudoxenodon bambusicola'' *'' Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti'' *'' Pseudoxenodon macrops'' *''
Ptyas korros ''Ptyas'' is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called " rat snakes" or "ratsnakes". The generic name derives from Ancient Greek πτυάς, meaning " spitter", which referred to a kind of snak ...
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Ptyas major ''Ptyas'' is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called " rat snakes" or "ratsnakes". The generic name derives from Ancient Greek πτυάς, meaning " spitter", which referred to a kind of s ...
'' *'' Ptyas multicinctus'' *''
Rhabdophis subminiatus ''Rhabdophis subminiatus'', commonly called the red-necked keelback or red-necked keelback snake, is a species of venomous snake ''Venomous snakes'' are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use f ...
'' *'' Sinonatrix aequifasciata'' *''
Sinonatrix percarinatus ''Trimerodytes percarinatus'', commonly known as the eastern water snake, olive keelback, olive annulate keelback or Chinese keelback water snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae. Taxonomy The type locality for ''T. percarinat ...
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Elapidae Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids , from , variant of "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus '' Emydocephalus ...
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Naja naja The Indian cobra (''Naja naja /na''dʒa nadʒa/), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent, ...
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Ophiophagus hannah The king cobra (''Ophiophagus hannah'') is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia. With an average of and a record length of , it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest. Under the genus ''Ophiophagus'', it is not p ...
'' *'' Sinomicrurus macclellandii'' ;
Viperidae Vipers are snakes in the family Viperidae, found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, New Zealand, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous snake, venomous and have long (relat ...
*'' Deinagkistrodon acutus'' *'' Ovophis tonkinensis'' *''
Protobothrops cornutus ''Protobothrops cornutus'', commonly known as the horned pit viper or Fan-Si-Pan horned pit viper,Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. GeitjeBooks. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. . is a pit viper speci ...
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Protobothrops mucrosquamatus ''Protobothrops mucrosquamatus'' is a pit viper species endemic to Asia. Common names include: brown-spotted pit viper,Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. . ...
'' *'' Protobothrops maolanensis'' *''
Trimeresurus stejnegeri ''Trimeresurus stejnegeri'' is a species of Venomous snake, venomous pit viper Endemism, endemic to Asia. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the Nominotypical subspecies, nominate subspecies described here. Common names for thi ...
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Trimeresurus albolabris ''Trimeresurus albolabris'', the white-lipped pit viper or white-lipped tree viper, is a venomous snake, venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia. Taxonomy Giannasi ''et al.'' (2001) raised ''Trimeresurus insularis, insularis'' and ...
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Pythonidae The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a Family (biology), family of Venomous snake, nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten Genus, genera and 39 specie ...
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Python bivittatus The Burmese python (''Python bivittatus'') is one of the largest species of snakes. It is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of the Indian pytho ...
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Testudinata Testudinata is the group of all tetrapods with a true turtle shell. It includes both modern turtles (Testudines) and many of their extinct, shelled relatives (stem-turtles), though excluding ''Odontochelys'' and ''Eorhynchochelys,'' which are pla ...

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Platysternidae The big-headed turtle (''Platysternon megacephalum'') is a species of turtle in the family Platysternidae from Southeast Asia and southern China. Background Previously considered a distinct family placed on occasion in " Kinosternoidea", it was ...
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Geoemydidae The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two in ...
*'' Cuora mouhotii'' *'' Mauremys mutica'' *''
Sacalia quadriocellata The four-eyed turtle (''Sacalia quadriocellata'') is a reptile of the order Testudines. Its name refers to two bright yellow or green spots that occur on the back of its head that can look like another pair of eyes. Geographic range This species ...
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Testudinidae Tortoises ( ) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like ot ...
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Manouria impressa The impressed tortoise (''Manouria impressa'') occurs in mountainous forest areas in Southeast Asia, mainly in Myanmar Burma, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Northeast India. The species has a golden brown shell an ...
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Trionychidae Trionychidae is a family of turtles, commonly known as softshell turtles or simply softshells. The family was described by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can adapt to li ...
*'' Palea steindachneri'' *''
Pelodiscus sinensis The Chinese softshell turtle (''Pelodiscus sinensis'') is a species of softshell turtle that is native to mainland China (Inner Mongolia to Guangxi, including Hong Kong) and Taiwan, with records of escapees—some of which have established Intro ...
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Amphibians

Amphibian species from Ziegler, et al. (2014), which lists amphibian species from all of Hà Giang Province, have also been added. Surveys were conducted from 2006-2008 in Tùng Vài forest,
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, Hà Giang Province. Ziegler, et al. (2014) listed ''
Hyla annectans ''Hyla annectans'' is a species of tree frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Asia south of the Himalayas in northeast India (Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, and Meghalaya), northern Myanmar, and northern montane Vietnam and southwestern and cent ...
'', '' Babina chapaensis'', ''
Odorrana jingdongensis ''Odorrana jingdongensis'' is a species of frogs in the family Ranidae. It is known from southern China (western and southern Yunnan, southern Guangxi) and northern Vietnam (Tùng Vài forest in Hà Giang Province and Fansipan in Lào Cai Prov ...
'', '' Odorrana junlianensis'', '' Gracixalus jinxiuensis'', ''
Rhacophorus duboisi ''Zhangixalus duboisi'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in China and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded ...
'', '' Rhacophorus feae'', and '' Rhacophorus robertingeri'' as new records for Hà Giang.


Caudata The Caudata are a group of amphibians containing the extant salamanders (the order Urodela) and all extinct species of amphibians more closely related to salamanders than to frogs. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-lik ...

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Salamandridae Salamandridae is a Family (biology), family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their bodies and by their rough ski ...
*'' Tylototriton ziegleri''


Anura

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Discoglossidae The Alytidae are a family (biology), family of primitive frogs. Their common name is painted frogs or midwife toads. Most are Endemism, endemic to Europe, but three species occur in northwest Africa, and a species formerly thought to be extinct i ...
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Bombina maxima ''Bombina maxima'', commonly known as the Yunnan firebelly toad or large-webbed bell toad, is a species of toad in the family Bombinatoridae found in Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The pro ...
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Megophryidae Megophryidae, commonly known as goose frogs, is a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalayan foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to t ...
*'' Leptobrachium chapaense'' *''
Brachytarsophrys feae ''Brachytarsophrys feae'' (common names: Fea's horned frog, Fea's short-legged toad, Kakhien Hills spadefoot toad, and others) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in southern China (Guangxi and Yunnan) and northern M ...
'' *'' Ophryophryne microstoma'' *''
Megophrys ''Megophrys'' is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. They are endemic to Indonesia, where they are found on the islands of Java and Sumatra. They commonly have elongated upper "eyebrows" and are thus known as Indonesian horned toads. Th ...
'' sp. *'' Leptolalax lateralis'' *'' Leptolalax pelodytoides'' *'' Leptolalax nyx'' *''
Xenophrys major ''Xenophrys major'' is a species of toad Toad (also known as a hoptoad) is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoi ...
'' *'' Xenophrys palpebralespinosa'' *'' Xenophrys parva'' ;
Bufonidae {{Cat main, Toad This category Category, plural categories, may refer to: General uses *Classification, the general act of allocating things to classes/categories Philosophy * Category of being * ''Categories'' (Aristotle) * Category (Kant) * C ...
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Duttaphrynus melanostictus ''Duttaphrynus melanostictus'' is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely d ...
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Hylidae Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as " tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic. Taxonomy and ...
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Hyla annectans ''Hyla annectans'' is a species of tree frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Asia south of the Himalayas in northeast India (Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, and Meghalaya), northern Myanmar, and northern montane Vietnam and southwestern and cent ...
'' ; Ranidae *'' Rana johnsi'' *'' Amolops iriodes'' *'' Amolops ricketti'' *'' Babina chapaensis'' *'' Odorrana livida'' *'' Odorrana geminata'' *'' Odorrana chloronota'' *'' Odorrana cf. jingdongensis'' *'' Odorrana junlianensis'' *'' Odorrana tiannanensis'' *''
Hylarana macrodactyla ''Hylarana macrodactyla'' is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is also known as the Guangdong frog, three-striped grass frog and the marbled slender frog. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, ...
'' *'' Hylarana maosonensis'' *'' Hylarana taipehensis'' *''
Limnonectes kuhlii Kuhl's creek frog or large-headed frog (''Limnonectes kuhlii'') is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. Species complex ''L. kuhlii'' was once believed to have a broad distribution in Northeast India (Assam) and Southeast Asia, but a ...
'' *'' Limnonectes cf. bannaensis'' *''
Fejervarya limnocharis ''Fejervarya limnocharis'' is a species of frog found in South East Asia and parts of Indochina. It is known under many common names, including Boie's wart frog, rice field frog, and Asian grass frog. Molecular studies of the species complex (af ...
'' *'' Hoplobatrachus rugulosus'' *'' Nanorana delacouri'' *''
Quasipaa spinosa ''Quasipaa spinosa'' is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is known under many common names, including Chinese spiny frog, giant spiny frog, Chinese edible frog, and spiny paa frog. Its names refer to the distinctive characteris ...
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Quasipaa verrucospinosa ''Quasipaa verrucospinosa'' is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan, China. It occurs in and around streams (its breeding habitat) in hill and lower montane evergreen forests. It is believed to ...
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Quasipaa boulengeri ''Quasipaa boulengeri'' is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is known under many common names, including Boulenger's spiny frog, spiny-bellied frog, and Boulenger's paa frog. It is found in southern and southwestern China and nor ...
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Rhacophoridae The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are commonly known as ...
*'' Gracixalus gracilipes'' *'' Gracixalus cf. jinxiuensis'' *'' Kurixalus cf. bisacculus'' *'' Kurixalus maosonensis'' *'' Kurixalus appendiculatus'' *'' Raorchestes gryllus'' *'' Raorchestes parvulus'' *'' Philautus odontotarsus''Bain, Raoul H. and Nguyen Quang Truong. 2004. ''Herpetofaunal Diversity of Ha Giang Province in Northeastern Vietnam, with Descriptions of Two New Species''. ''American Museum Novitates Number'' 3453:1-42. 2004. https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2004)453<0001:HDOHGP>2.0.CO;2 *''
Philautus ''Philautus'' is a genus of shrub frogs in the family Rhacophoridae from Asia. Some species in this genus are now considered extinct by IUCN, while others are widespread and abundant (such as the recently described ''P. abundus'', which was spe ...
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Theloderma asperum ''Theloderma asperum'' is a frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is also known as the pied warty frog, hill garden bug-eyed frog, or somewhat informally, bird poop frog. The frog can be found in the northeastern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan,https:/ ...
'' *'' Theloderma cf. corticale'' *'' Theloderma rhododiscus'' *''
Rhacophorus duboisi ''Zhangixalus duboisi'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in China and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded ...
'' *'' Rhacophorus feae'' *'' Rhacophorus hoanglienensis'' *'' Rhacophorus puerensis'' *'' Rhacophorus robertingeri'' *'' Rhacophorus hoanglienensis'' *'' Rhacophorus dugritei'' *''
Rhacophorus kio ''Rhacophorus kio'' is a species of flying frog in the family Rhacophoridae and is found in the rainforests of southeast Asia, in countries such as China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its ability to glide and its adhesive toe pads make it well ad ...
'' *'' Rhacophorus rhodopus'' *''
Polypedates leucomystax ''Polypedates'' is a genus of frogs in the family (biology), family Rhacophoridae, the shrub frogs and Paleotropic tree frogs. They belong to subfamily Rhacophorinae. Members of this genus are collectively known as whipping frogs. They occur in ...
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Polypedates megacephalus ''Polypedates megacephalus'', the Hong Kong whipping frog or spot-legged tree frog, is a species in the shrub frog family (Rhacophoridae). In its native range, it is also called " brown tree frog", but this name is otherwise applied to a species ...
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Microhylidae The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family (biology), family of frogs. The 683 species are in 57 genera and 11 subfamilies. Evolution A molecular phylogenetic study by van der Meijden, et al. ...
*'' Microhyla butleri'' *''
Microhyla heymonsi ''Microhyla heymonsi'', also known as the dark-sided chorus frog or the Taiwan rice frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in northeastern India, southern China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia south to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra as wel ...
'' *'' Microhyla pulchra''


Endangered species

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Macaca arctoides The stump-tailed macaque (''Macaca arctoides''), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, it occurs south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. Its range ...
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Hylobates concolor The black crested gibbon (''Nomascus concolor'') is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies. Taxonomy The taxonomy of the species is confused. Previously grouped in the genus ...
'' *'' Ursus malayanus'' *'' Ursus thibetanus'' *''
Catopuma temminckii ''Catopuma'' is a genus of the Felidae containing two small cat species native to Southeast Asia, the Asian golden cat (''C. temminckii'') and the bay cat (''C. badia''). Both have similar pelage, with solid reddish brown coloration on their bac ...
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Neofelis nebulosa The clouded leopard (''Neofelis nebulosa''), also called mainland clouded leopard, is a wild cat inhabiting dense forests from the foothills of the Himalayas through Northeast India and Bhutan to mainland Southeast Asia into South China. It wa ...
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Panthera pardus The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant cat species in the genus ''Panthera''. It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes. Its body is slender and muscular reaching a length of with a ...
'' *'' Capricornis sumatraensis'' *'' Psarisomus dalhousiae'' *'' Jabouilleia danjoui'' *'' Garrulax merulinus'' *'' Enicurus scouleri'' *'' Palea steindachneri'' *''
Pelodiscus sinensis The Chinese softshell turtle (''Pelodiscus sinensis'') is a species of softshell turtle that is native to mainland China (Inner Mongolia to Guangxi, including Hong Kong) and Taiwan, with records of escapees—some of which have established Intro ...
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Ophiophagus hannah The king cobra (''Ophiophagus hannah'') is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia. With an average of and a record length of , it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest. Under the genus ''Ophiophagus'', it is not p ...
'' *'' Physignathus cocincinus'' *''
Naja naja The Indian cobra (''Naja naja /na''dʒa nadʒa/), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent, ...
'' *'' Paa spinosa''


See also

* Wildlife of Vietnam


References

{{reflist *Dang Huy Phuong, Hoang Minh Khien, Le Manh Hung, Nguyen Quang Truong. 2004. ''Results of the survey on the animal fauna of the Tay Con Linh mountain area, Ha Giang province''. ''Tap Chi Sinh Hoc'', 26(2): 21-29. Fauna of Vietnam Environment of Vietnam Natural history of Vietnam Hà Giang province