DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE SPECIES IN CADAM FOREST IN QUANGNGAI PROVINCE

Abstract

The result of the surveys on the distribution of herpetofauna at Cadam Forest in Quangngai Province from December 2010 to June 2011 showed that (depending on the height) below 300m a.s.l. there are 43 species (58.11% of the total amphibian and reptile species); From 300 to 500m a.s.l. there are 55 species (74.32%); From 500 to 1000m a.s.l. there are 22 species (29.73%); Above 1000m a.s.l. there are 3 species (4.05%). Some species are common species in different altitudes, such as: Chinese sucker frog, Granular spiny frog, Java whipping frog, Pretended four-striped forest gecko, White-lipped pitviper…; Depending on biotopes as: 54 species (72.97%) in the secondary forest; 32 species (43.24%) in the primary forest; 27 species (36.49%) in the grass-plots, the brushwoods, the kaingin and 30 species (40.54%) were found in the village.