Wildlife of Laos
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Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
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Fauna
- Agile gibbonAgile GibbonThe agile gibbon , also known as the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family, a group also collectively referred to as the "lesser apes"...
(Hylobates agilis) - Amida ladybird beetlesAmida (genus)Amida is a genus of ladybirds primarily found in Asia. A relatively small genus although new species are still being discovered and described in China and Vietnam.Photos may be seen at the following URL: http://freebsd.tspes.tpc.edu.tw/~afu/74n.htm...
(genus Amida) - Asian elephantAsian ElephantThe Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m....
(Elephas maximus) - BantengBantengThe banteng , also known as tembadau, is a species of wild cattle found in Southeast Asia.Banteng have been domesticated in several places in Southeast Asia, and there are around 1.5 million domestic banteng, which are called Bali cattle. These animals are used as working animals and for their meat...
(Bos javanicus) - Bengal monitorBengal monitorThe Bengal monitor or common Indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over South Asia. This large lizard is mainly terrestrial, and grows to about 175 cm from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail...
(Varanus bengalensis) - Blood python (Python curtus)
- Deinagkistrodon pit viperDeinagkistrodonDeinagkistrodon is a monotypic genus created for a venomous pitviper species, D. acutus, found in Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...
(Deinagkistrodon acutus) - False gharialFalse gharialThe false gharial , also known as the Malayan gharial, false gavial, or Tomistoma is a freshwater crocodile of the Crocodylidae family with a very thin and elongated snout...
(Tomistoma schlegelii) - Giant muntjacGiant muntjacThe Giant Muntjac sometimes referred to as the Large-Antlered Muntjac is a species of muntjac deer. It is the largest muntjac species and was discovered in 1994 in Vu Quang, Ha Tinh province of Vietnam and in central Laos...
(Muntiacus vuquangensis) - Green sea turtleGreen Sea TurtleThe Green sea turtle or green turtle is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans...
(Chelonia mydas) - Hatinh langurHatinh LangurThe Hatinh langur is a highly threatened Old World monkey found in limestone forests in Vietnam, primarily in the Quang Binh Province. A recent survey discovered a small population living in the Quang Tri Province. Contrary to its name, it is not known from the Ha Tinh Province...
(Trachypithecus hatinhensis) - Hawksbill turtleHawksbill turtleThe hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in its genus. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Pacific subspecies. E. imbricata imbricata is the Atlantic subspecies, while E...
(Eretmochelys imbricata) - Hog badgerHog BadgerThe hog badger is a terrestrial species of the mustelid family. It has medium-length brown hair, stocky body, white throat, two black stripes on an elongated white face and a pink pig-like snout. The head-and-body length is , the tail measures and the body weight is...
(Arctonyx collaris) - Indian muntjacIndian MuntjacThe Common Muntjac , also called the Red Muntjac, Indian Muntjac or Barking deer is the most numerous muntjac deer species. It has soft, short, brownish or greyish hair, sometimes with creamy markings. This species is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, shoots, seeds, birds' eggs as well as small...
(Muntiacus muntjak) - Indochinese tigerIndochinese TigerThe Indochinese tiger or Corbett's tiger is a subspecies of tiger found in Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam and formerly in China. Tigers in peninsular Malaysia, formerly classified as Indochinese, have recently been reclassified as a separate subspecies, Malayan tiger Panthera tigris...
(Panthera tigris corbetti) - Elongated tortoiseIndotestudo elongataElongated Tortoise is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.-Description:Shell considerably depressed, more than twice as long as deep, with flat vertebral region; anterior and posterior margins slightly reverted, strongly serrated in young, feebly in old specimens;...
(Indotestudo elongata) - Javan rhinocerosJavan RhinocerosThe Javan Rhinoceros or Lesser One-horned Rhinoceros is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses...
(Rhinoceros sondaicus) - KoupreyKoupreyA kouprey , is a wild, forest-dwelling ox found mainly in northern Cambodia, but also believed to exist in southern Laos, western Vietnam, and eastern Thailand. It was discovered in 1937.Koupreys are very large ungulates, and can approach similar sizes to the wild Asian water buffalo...
(Bos sauveli) - Lar gibbonLar GibbonThe lar gibbon , also known as the white-handed gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often seen in zoos.-Range:...
(Hylobates lar) - Leatherback sea turtleLeatherback Sea TurtleThe leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its...
(Dermochelys coriacea) - Leopard catLeopard CatThe leopard cat is a small wild cat of South and East Asia. Since 2002 it has been listed as Least Concern by IUCN as it is widely distributed but threatened by habitat loss and hunting in parts of its range...
(Prionailurus bengalensis) - Lesser false vampire batLesser False Vampire BatThe Lesser False Vampire Bat, Megaderma spasma, is a bat found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. They live in caves and tree hollows. They are insectivorous....
(Megaderma spasma) - Asian forest tortoiseManouria emysAsian forest tortoise , also known as Asian brown tortoise, is a species of tortoise found in India , Bangladesh, Burma , Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia .-Description:...
(Manouria emys) - Marbled catMarbled CatThe Marbled Cat is a small wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. Since 2002 it has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN as it occurs at low densities, and its total effective population size is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with no single population numbering more than...
(Pardofelis marmorata) - Vietnamese pond turtleMauremys annamensisThe Vietnamese pond turtle or Annam leaf turtle is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.It can be distinguished from its relatives by its color pattern: the head is dark with three or four yellow stripes down the side...
(Mauremys annamensis) - Chinese mountain pit viperOvophis monticolaOvophis monticola is a venomous pitviper species found in Asia. Currently, five subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:Total length males 49 cm, females 110 cm; tail length males 8 cm, females 15 cm....
(Ovophis monticola) - Asian giant soft-shelled turtlePelochelys cantoriiThe Cantor's giant softshell turtle or Asian giant softshell turtle is a species of fresh water turtle. The turtle has a broad head and small eyes close to the tip of its snout. The carapace is smooth and olive colored...
(Pelochelys cantorii) - Pot-bellied pigPot-bellied pigThe pot-bellied pig is a breed of domesticated pig originating in Vietnam.-Description:Considerably smaller than standard American or European farm pigs, most adult pot-bellied pigs are about the size of a medium- or large-breed dog, though their bodies are denser at 8 to 136 kg...
(Sus scrofa domestica) - Jerdon's pit viperProtobothrops jerdoniiTrimeresurus jerdonii is a venomous pitviper species found in India , Burma, Tibet, China and Vietnam. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:...
(Protobothrops jerdonii) - Brown-spotted pit viperProtobothrops mucrosquamatus-Description:Males grow to a maximum total length of 112 cm with a tail length of 19.5 cm. Females grow to a length of 116 cm with a tail length of 20.5 cm...
(Protobothrops mucrosquamatus) - Yangtze giant soft-shelled turtleRafetus swinhoeiThe Yangtze giant softshell turtle is an extremely rare species of softshell turtle found in Vietnam and China. It is also known as the Red river giant softshell turtle, Shanghai softshell turtle, or Swinhoe's softshell turtle. In Chinese it is known as the specked softshell turtle...
(Rafetus swinhoei) - Red-shanked doucRed-shanked DoucThe red-shanked douc is a species of Old World monkey, among the most colourful of all primates. This attractive monkey is sometimes called the "costumed ape" for its extravagant appearance. From its knees to its ankles it sports maroon-red "stockings", and it appears to wear white forearm length...
(Pygathrix nemaeus) - Reticulated pythonReticulated PythonPython reticulatus, also known as the reticulated python is a species of python found in Southeast Asia. Adults can grow to over 8.7 m in length but normally grow to an average of 3-6 m . They are the world's longest snakes and longest reptile, but are not the most heavily built...
(Python reticulatus) - Rice-field ratRice-field ratThe Rice-field Rat, Rattus argentiventer is a species of rat found throughout Southeast Asia.- Description :The Rice-field Rat is a medium-sized rat with a grizzed yellow-brown and black pelage. Its belly is gray in the midline with whiter flanks. The tail is uniformly medium brown. They have...
(Rattus argentiventer) - Saltwater crocodileSaltwater CrocodileThe saltwater crocodile, also known as estuarine or Indo-Pacific crocodile, is the largest of all living reptiles...
(Crocodylus porosus) - SaolaSaolaThe Saola, Vu Quang ox or Asian unicorn, also, infrequently, Vu Quang bovid , one of the world's rarest mammals, is a forest-dwelling bovine found only in the Annamite Range of Vietnam and Laos...
(Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) - Schistura xhatensisSchistura xhatensisSchistura xhatensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura. It is found in Laos....
- Scylla paramamosainScylla paramamosainScylla paramamosain is a mud crab commonly consumed in southeast Asia.-Distribution:Scylla paramamosain is found in Japan, Taiwan, China , Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia. It is now produced by aquaculture farms in southern Vietnam.-Taxonomy:Scylla paramamosain was described by Eulogio P...
- Siamese crocodileSiamese CrocodileSiamese crocodile is a freshwater crocodile native to Indonesia , Brunei, East Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam...
(Crocodylus siamensis) which is Critically EndangeredCritically EndangeredCritically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species. Critically Endangered means that a species' numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations....
and on the IUCN Redlist - Silvery lutungSilvery LutungThe silvery lutung , also known as the silvered leaf monkey or the silvery langur, is an Old World monkey. It is arboreal, living in coastal, mangrove, and riverine forests in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo....
(Trachypithecus cristatus) - TigerTigerThe tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
(Panthera tigris) - Three-horned scaled pit viperTriceratolepidophisTriceratolepidophis is a monotypic genus of venomous pit vipers. It contains only one species, T. sieversorum, commonly known as the three horned-scaled pit viper....
(Triceratolepidophis sieversorum) - Chinese green tree viperTrimeresurus stejnegeriTrimeresurus stejnegeri is a venomous pitviper species found in India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, China and Taiwan. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:...
(Trimeresurus stejnegeri) - Truong Son muntjacTruong Son muntjacTruong Son Muntjac or Annamite Muntjac is a species of muntjac deer. It is one of the smallest muntjac species, at about 15 kg, half the size of the Indian Muntjac...
(Muntiacus truongsonensis) - Vietnamese Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus)
- Vietnamese PheasantVietnamese PheasantThe Vietnamese Pheasant, or Vietnam Fireback, is a species of gallopheasant. Discovered in 1964, it is endemic to central Vietnam. Its range concentrates around Ke Go Nature Reserve in Ha Tinh Province.-References:*...
(Lophura hatinhensis) - Water monitorWater monitorThe Water monitor, is a large species of monitor lizard capable of growing to in length, with the average size of most adults at long. Maximum weight of Varanus salvator can be over , but most are half that size. Their body is muscular with a long, powerful, laterally compressed tail...
(Varanus salvator)
Flora
- Aralia dasyphyllaAralia dasyphyllaAralia dasyphylla is a species in the plant genus Aralia that occurs in China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia....
- Areca triandraAreca triandraAreca triandra is a palm native to India and Malaysia which is often used as ornamental plant.-Distribution:Tropical and subtropical Asia .-Description:...
- Bamboo orchid
- Dacrydium gibbsiaeDacrydium gibbsiaeDacrydium gibbsiae is a conifer species native to Malaysia. It grows on Mount Kinabalu on ultramafic soil and is notable for being able to tolerate the high levels of toxic metal compounds present in these soils....
- DurianDurianThe durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family . Widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk...
- Vietnamese white pineVietnamese White PineThe Vietnamese White Pine, Pinus dalatensis, is a species of pine endemic to Vietnam, where it grows in the mountains of the central and south-central parts of the country at 1,400-2,300 m altitude.-Description:...