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First population assessment of two cryptic Tiger Geckos (Goniurosaurus) from northern Vietnam: Implications for conservation

  • 1. Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, VIETNAM
  • 2. Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, 50674, Köln, GERMANY & Cologne Zoo, Riehler Strasse 173, 50735, Cologne, GERMANY
  • 3. Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, VIETNAM
  • 4. Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Hanoi National University, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, VIETNAM & Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, VIETNAM

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Ngo, Hai Ngoc, Ziegler, Thomas, Nguyen, Truong Quang, Pham, Cuong The, Nguyen, Tao Thien, Le, Minh Duc, Goniurosaurus, Mona van Schingen Abstract.-The Cat Ba Tiger Gecko (2016): First population assessment of two cryptic Tiger Geckos (Goniurosaurus) from northern Vietnam: Implications for conservation. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e120) 10 (1): 34-45, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11376700

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