New records of amphibians for Ha Nam Province, Vietnam

The terrain of the proposed SHCA is characterised by limestone karst formations and narrow valleys. However, the amphibia fauna of Kim Bang SHCA as well as of Ha Nam Province is poorly studied with only nine recorded species of amphibians from this Province so far.As a result of our field survey in April 2025, a total of 19 species of amphibians were recorded from Kim Bang SHCA.

Ten of them are recorded for the first time from Ha Nam Province, comprising five species of Microhylidae (Microhyla butleri, M. heymonsi, M. mukhlesuri, M. pulchra and Micryletta hekouensis), one species of Dicroglossidae (Occidozyga lingnanica), two species of Ranidae (Hylarana annamitica, Rana johnsi) and two species of Rhacophoridae (Kurixalus bisacculus, Theloderma lateriticum). In addition, we provide morphological data and ecological notes of the aforementioned species.