List of fauna of Hà Giang explained

The following is a list of terrestrial vertebrate fauna of Mount Tây Côn Lĩnh, western Vị Xuyên District, Hà Giang Province, Vietnam, 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.^[1]

Mammals

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

Eulipotyphla

Soricidae

• Suncus murinus
• Blarinella griselda
• Chodsigoa caovansunga
• Chodsigoa parca
• Crocidura attenuata
• Crocidura fuliginosa
• Crocidura wuchihensis

Scandentia

Tupaiidae

• Tupaia glis

Talpidae

• Scaptonyx fusicaudus

Chiroptera

Hipposideridae

• Hipposideros armiger

Vespertilionidae

• Pipistrellus sp.

Pteropodidae

• Cynopterus sphinx
• Rousettus leschenaulti
• Sphaerias blanfordi

Primates

Lorisidae

• Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus

Cercopithecidae

• Macaca arctoides
• Macaca mulatta
• Macaca assamensis
• Rhinopithecus avunculus

Hylobatidae

• Hylobates concolor

Carnivora

Canidae

• Nyctereutes procyonoides

Ursidae

• Ursus thibetanus
• Ursus malayanus

Mustelidae

• Arctonyx collaris
• Lutra lutra
• Martes flavigula

Viverridae

• Paguma larvata
• Viverra zibetha
• Viverricula indica
• Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
• Arctictis binturong

Herpestidae

• Herpestes urva

Felidae

• Felis bengalensis
• Catopuma temminckii
• Neofelis nebulosa
• Panthera pardus

Artiodactyla

Suidae

• Sus scrofa

Cervidae

• Cervus unicolor
• Muntiacus muntjak

Bovidae

• Capricornis sumatraensis

Pholidota

Manidae

• Manis pentadactyla

Rodentia

Pteromyini

• Petaurista petaurista
• Belomys pearsonii
• Petaurista elegans

Sciurinae

• Callosciurus erythraeus
• Callosciurus inornatus
• Tamiops maritimus
• Dremomys rufigenis
• Ratufa bicolor

Hystricidae

• Acanthion subcristatum
• Atherurus macrourus

Rhizomyidae

• Rhizomys sumatrensis
• Rhizomys pruinosus

Muridae

• Rattus flavipectus
• Mus musculus
• Mus caroli
• Rattus koratensis
• Niviventer fulvescens
• Niviventer langbianis
• Niviventer tenaster
• Leopoldamys edwardsi
• Chiropodomys gliroides

Birds

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

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae

• Tachybaptus ruficollis

Falconiformes

Accipitridae

• Aviceda leuphotes
• Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Spilornis cheela
• Accipiter nisus

Falconidae

• Falco tinnunculus

Galliformes

Phasianidae

• Coturnix chinensis
• Gallus gallus

Gruiformes

Turnicidae

• Turnix tanki

Columbiformes

Columbidae

• Streptopelia chinensis
• Chalcophaps indica

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae

• Cuculus poliocephalus
• Centropus sinensis

Strigiformes

Strigidae

• Otus bakkamoena
• Taenioptynx brodiei

Apodiformes

Apodidae

• Cypsiurus batasiensis
• Apus affinis

Trogoniformes

Trogonidae

• Harpactes erythrocephalus

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae

• Alcedo atthis
• Halcyon smyrnensis
• Halcyon pileata

Meropidae

• Nyctyornis athertoni
• Merops viridis

Piciformes

Capitonidae

• Megalaima franklinii
• Megalaima asiatica

Picidae

• Sasia ochracea
• Picus canus

Passeriformes

Eurylaimidae

• Psarisomus dalhousiae

Pittidae

• Pitta oatesi

Hirundinidae

• Hirundo rustica

Motacillidae

• Motacilla cinerea
• Motacilla alba

Campephagidae

• Pericrocotus flammeus

Pycnonotidae

• Pycnonotus jocosus
• Hypsipetes mcclellandii
• Alophoixus pallidus
• Pycnonotus aurigaster
• Pycnonotus finlaysoni

Laniidae

• Lanius schach

Cinclidae

• Cinclus pallasii

Turdidae

• Cochoa viridis

Muscicapidae

• Copsychus saularis
• Phoenicurus fuliginosus
• Enicurus scouleri
• Enicurus schistaceus
• Enicurus maculatus
• Brachypteryx leucophrys
• Myiophonus caeruleus

Timaliidae

• Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
• Jabouilleia danjoui
• Napothera brevicaudata
• Stachyris nigriceps
• Erpornis zantholeuca
• Macronus gularis
• Garrulax maesi
• Garrulax merulinus
• Garrulax milnei
• Leiothrix argentauris
• Leiothrix lutea
• Pteruthius melanotis
• Actinodura ramsayi
• Alcippe castaneceps
• Alcippe morrisonia
• Heterophasia melanoleuca
• Paradoxornis verreauxi
• Heterophasia picaoides

Sylviidae

• Tesia olivea
• Orthotomus sutorius
• Phylloscopus inornatus
• Seicercus poliogenys
• Seicercus castaniceps
• Abroscopus superciliaris
• Phylloscopus davisoni

Muscicapidae

• Ficedula monileger
• Ficedula hyperythra
• Niltava grandis
• Niltava macgrigoriae
• Muscicapa muttui
• Niltava banyumas
• Culicicapa ceylonensis

Paridae

• Parus spilonotus

Nectariniidae

• Aethopyga siparaja
• Aethopyga saturata

Zosteropidae

• Zosterops japonica

Estrildidae

• Lonchura striata

Ploceidae

• Passer montanus

Dicruridae

• Dicrurus macrocercus
• Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Dicrurus remifer
• Dicrurus hottentottus

Reptiles

Reptile species from Ziegler, et al. (2014),^[2] which lists reptile species from all of Hà Giang Province, have also been added. Surveys were conducted from 2006-2008 in Tùng Vài forest, Quản Bạ District, Hà Giang Province. Ziegler, et al. (2014) listed Gekko palmatus, Sphenomorphus indicus, Ptyas major, Ptyas multicinctus, Euprepiophis mandarinus, Lycodon meridionalis, Oligodon chinensis, Oreocryptophis porphyraceus, Orthriophis taeniurus, Pseudoxenodon macrops, Rhabdophis subminiatus, and Sinomicrurus macclellandii as new records for Hà Giang.

Lacertilia

Gekkonidae

• Gekko gecko
• Gekko cf. palmatus^[2]
• Hemidactylus frenatus

Agamidae

• Acanthosaura lepidogaster
• Physignathus cocincinus
• Pseudocalotes brevipes^[3]

Lacertidae

• Takydromus sexlineatus^[2]
• Takydromus kuehnei^[3]

Scincidae

• Ateuchosaurus chinensis^[2]
• Eutropis longicaudata
• Eutropis multifasciatus^[2]
• Plestiodon chinensis^[2]
• Plestiodon tamdaoensis^[2]
• Scincella reevesii^[2]
• Sphenomorphus indicus^[2]
• Tropidophorus hainanus^[2]

Anguidae

• Ophisaurus harti = Dopasia harti

Serpentes

Colubridae

• Ahaetulla prasina
• Calamaria septentrionalis^[2]
• Coelognathus radiatus^[2]
• Dendrelaphis ngansonensis^[2]
• Dendrelaphis pictus^[2]
• Enhydris plumbea^[2]
• Euprepiophis mandarinus^[2]
• Fowlea flavipunctatus^[2]
• Hebius khasiensis^[2]
• Hebius modestus
• Lycodon meridionalis^[2]
• Lycodon futsingensis^[3]
• Oligodon chinensis^[2]
• Oligodon taeniatus
• Opisthotropis sp.
• Oreocryptophis porphyraceus^[2]
• Orthriophis taeniurus^[2]
• Pareas hamptoni^[2]
• Pseudoxenodon bambusicola^[2]
• Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti^[2]
• Pseudoxenodon macrops^[2]
• Ptyas korros
• Ptyas major^[2]
• Ptyas multicinctus^[2]
• Rhabdophis subminiatus^[2]
• Sinonatrix aequifasciata^[2]
• Sinonatrix percarinatus

Elapidae

• Naja naja
• Ophiophagus hannah
• Sinomicrurus macclellandii^[2]

Viperidae

• Deinagkistrodon acutus^[3]
• Ovophis tonkinensis^[2]
• Protobothrops cornutus^[2]
• Protobothrops mucrosquamatus^[2]
• Protobothrops maolanensis^[3]
• Trimeresurus stejnegeri^[2]
• Trimeresurus albolabris

Pythonidae

• Python bivittatus^[4]

Testudinata

Platysternidae

• Platysternon megacephalum^[2]

Geoemydidae

• Cuora mouhotii^[2]
• Mauremys mutica^[2]
• Sacalia quadriocellata^[2]

Testudinidae

• Manouria impressa^[2]

Trionychidae

• Palea steindachneri
• Pelodiscus sinensis

Amphibians

Amphibian species from Ziegler, et al. (2014),^[2] which lists amphibian species from all of Hà Giang Province, have also been added. Surveys were conducted from 2006-2008 in Tùng Vài forest, Quản Bạ District, Hà Giang Province. Ziegler, et al. (2014) listed Hyla annectans, Babina chapaensis, Odorrana jingdongensis, Odorrana junlianensis, Gracixalus jinxiuensis, Rhacophorus duboisi, Rhacophorus feae, and Rhacophorus robertingeri as new records for Hà Giang.

Caudata

Salamandridae

• Tylototriton ziegleri

Anura

Discoglossidae

• Bombina maxima

Megophryidae

• Leptobrachium chapaense
• Brachytarsophrys feae
• Ophryophryne microstoma
• Megophrys sp.
• Leptolalax lateralis
• Leptolalax pelodytoides
• Leptolalax nyx^[2]
• Xenophrys major^[2]
• Xenophrys palpebralespinosa
• Xenophrys parva^[2]

Bufonidae

• Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Hylidae

• Hyla annectans^[2]

Ranidae

• Rana johnsi^[2]
• Amolops iriodes^[2]
• Amolops ricketti
• Babina chapaensis^[2]
• Odorrana livida
• Odorrana geminata^[2]
• Odorrana chloronota^[2]
• Odorrana cf. jingdongensis^[2]
• Odorrana junlianensis^[2]
• Odorrana tiannanensis^[2]
• Hylarana macrodactyla^[2]
• Hylarana maosonensis
• Hylarana taipehensis
• Limnonectes kuhlii
• Limnonectes cf. bannaensis^[2]
• Fejervarya limnocharis
• Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
• Nanorana delacouri^[2]
• Quasipaa spinosa
• Quasipaa verrucospinosa
• Quasipaa boulengeri
• Sylvirana guentheri

Rhacophoridae

• Gracixalus gracilipes^[2]
• Gracixalus cf. jinxiuensis^[2]
• Kurixalus cf. bisacculus^[2]
• Kurixalus maosonensis^[2]
• Kurixalus appendiculatus
• Raorchestes gryllus
• Raorchestes parvulus^[2]
• Philautus odontotarsus^[5]
• Philautus sp. 1
• Theloderma asperum^[2]
• Theloderma cf. corticale^[2]
• Theloderma rhododiscus^[2]
• Rhacophorus duboisi^[2]
• Rhacophorus feae^[2]
• Rhacophorus hoanglienensis^[2]
• Rhacophorus puerensis^[2]
• Rhacophorus robertingeri^[2]
• Rhacophorus hoanglienensis^[5]
• Rhacophorus dugritei^[5]
• Rhacophorus kio^[3]
• Rhacophorus rhodopus^[3]
• Polypedates leucomystax
• Polypedates megacephalus^[2]

Microhylidae

• Microhyla butleri
• Microhyla heymonsi
• Microhyla pulchra

Endangered species

Endangered species include:

• Macaca arctoides
• Hylobates concolor
• Ursus malayanus
• Ursus thibetanus
• Catopuma temminckii
• Neofelis nebulosa
• Panthera pardus
• Capricornis sumatraensis
• Psarisomus dalhousiae
• Jabouilleia danjoui
• Garrulax merulinus
• Enicurus scouleri
• Palea steindachneri
• Pelodiscus sinensis
• Ophiophagus hannah
• Physignathus cocincinus
• Naja naja
• Paa spinosa

See also

• Wildlife of Vietnam

References

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Lunde, Darrin P., Guy G. Musser, Nguyen T. Son. 2003. A survey of small mammals from Mt. Tay Con Linh II, Vietnam, with the description of a new species of Chodsigoa (Insectivora: Soricidae). Methods, Vol. 46 (2003), pp. 31-46.
2. 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).
3. 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).
4. http://en.vnuf.edu.vn/documents/1472778/1881271/5.pdf
5. 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