NEW RECORD OF THE MONOCLED COBRA Naja kaouthia Lesson, 1831 (SQUAMATA: ELAPIDAE) FROM SON LA PROVINCE, NORTHERN VIETNAM


Authors

  • Dinh Sy Tuong Vietnam National University of Forestry
  • Pham Trung Hieu Vietnam National University of Forestry
  • Dinh Thi Thuy Dung Hong Duc University
  • Luu Quang Vinh Vietnam National University of Forestry

Keywords:

Morphology, Naja kaouthia, new record, Son La province

Abstract

In Vietnam, the Monocled cobra Naja kaouthia is a poorly known species with few records from Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Lam Dong, Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City, Dak Lak and Kien Giang provinces. The species is diagnosed in morphology as follows: Large head; a cuneated scale between fourth and fifth infralabial; single preocular; postoculars 2 - 3; supralabials 7/7, the third & fourth entering orbit; 4 infralabials contact anterior chin shields; rounded hood with O-shaped marking. Body robust, cylindrical; scales smooth, mid-body scale rows 19 - 21 (usually 21); ventrals 164 - 197. Tail short, tapering; paired subcaudals 43 - 61. During recent herpetological survey in the karst forest of Van Ho District, Son La Province, Vietnam, a female specimen of the genus Naja was collected at an elevation of 800 m a.s.l. in a mixed habitat of the secondary karst forest and agricultural area. Based on morphological examination, our specimen is totally agreed with the Monocled cobra Naja kaouthia Lesson, 1831 description of Smith (1943), Das (2010), Chan-ard et al. (2015) and Vassilieva et al. (2016). Thus, the species is recorded for the first time from Son La Province. The species is listed in the Appendix II of CITES (2019) and Group IIB of the Vietnamese Governmental Decree No 06/2019/ND-CP.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Downloads

Abstract View: 108
PDF Downloaded: 13

Published

20-09-2021

How to Cite

Sy Tuong, D., Trung Hieu, P., Thi Thuy Dung, D., & Quang Vinh, L. (2021). NEW RECORD OF THE MONOCLED COBRA Naja kaouthia Lesson, 1831 (SQUAMATA: ELAPIDAE) FROM SON LA PROVINCE, NORTHERN VIETNAM. Journal of Forestry Science and Technology, (11), 114–117. Retrieved from https://journal.vnuf.edu.vn/en/article/view/503

Issue

No. 11 (2021)

Section

Resource management & Environment

Most read articles by the same author(s)