Amphibians & Reptiles
The Park 

 

- list of reptiles & amphibians found in the Park
       (as prepared by staff and academic visitors).

The Crocodile lake, in the northern part of the Nam Cat Tien segment, is a breeding area for a number of Siamese crocodiles that were reintroduced in 2000.


Other reptiles include the monitor lizard and a wide range of Asian snakes.

Viet Nam fauna pictures - click here.


Asian leaf turtle - Cyclemys dentata


If you find a Tokay (Gekko gecko, Vietnamese: Tac Ke) in your room - do not be alarmed - it is looking for insects to eat and is considered to be lucky by many in the region. They can grow quite large (up to 400 mm) and the onomatopoeic name is from the mating call, which can often be heard in the forest.


Indochinese tree Agama Calotes mystaceus


Another Agamid lizard (Aphaniotus?)



Unidentified lizard

 

 

Amphibians


This frog - Microhyla fissipes - is the producer of one of the "quacking" sounds heard from marshy areas during the evening.


A common tree frog - Polypedates leucomistax - that will often venture near to lights in buildings in search of prey

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updated: 5 October 2009 

 
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