New provincial records of skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) from northwestern Vietnam

Authors: Pham, Anh DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4284 Published: Jan. 1, 2015 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Scincidae · Topics: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Animal and Plant Science Education, Animal Behavior and Reproduction

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.

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