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Van Schingen, Mona and Ziegler, Thomas (2019). First record of the Cat Ba Tiger Gecko, Goniurosaurus catbaensis, from Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam: microhabitat selection, potential distribution, and evidence of threats. Amphib. Reptile Conserv., 13 (2). S. 1 - 14. MODESTO: AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE CONSERVATION. ISSN 1083-446X

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Abstract

The Cat Ba Tiger Gecko (Goniurosaurus catbaensis) was described from Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong, northern Vietnam in 2008, while a presumed congener was recently spotted from another offshore island in the Ha Long Bay. During the field surveys reported here, new Goniurosaurus occurrences were discovered for the first time on small offshore islands in the Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province. These were identified and confirmed as G. catbaensis based on morphological and molecular data. However, these newly found populations are very small and exposed to increasing anthropogenic pressures. Since knowledge about the species ecology remains poor, the first microhabitat characterization for G. catbaensis is provided herein, which is essential for conservation of the species as well as its natural habitats. Sex- and age-related differences in selection of perch height are herein presented. In addition, we present evidence for various anthropogenic threats such as regular trade in living tiger geckos (including G. catbaensis) on local markets in Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh cities, Vietnam. These findings highlight the need for more stringent conservation measures to reduce human impacts on the extremely small, insular populations of the Cat Ba Tiger Gecko.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Van Schingen, Mona UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ziegler, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-159784
Journal or Publication Title:	Amphib. Reptile Conserv.
Volume:	13
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 1 - 14
Date:	2019
Publisher:	AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE CONSERVATION
Place of Publication:	MODESTO
ISSN:	1083-446X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SQUAMATA EUBLEPHARIDAE; SHINISAURUS-CROCODILURUS; RYUKYU ARCHIPELAGO; NORTHERN VIETNAM; POPULATION; PHYLOGENY; KUROIWAE; LIZARDS; ISLAND; MODEL Multiple languages Zoology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15978