The Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve is internationally renowned for its spectacular karst
landscape. It covers a large area with hundreds of limestone islands and various …

Hipposideros larvatus sensu lato constitutes a widespread species complex consisting of
morphologically similar forms with a taxonomy that is in need of a revision. Here we present …

Cuc Phuong is the oldest and most well-known National Park in Vietnam. With its large
primary forest area and karst cave systems, it is assumed to be an ideal home to a highly …

The notion of the “cryptic species” has recently become an important agenda in biodiversity
research. In this study, we show, by applying a periodic-like morphological and molecular …

Bats are the second largest order of mammals, with about 1400 known species [1].
Consequently, bats make a significant contribution to the diversity of the class as a whole, as …

We captured a male individual of Coelops frithii during a cave survey in the Makawanpur
District of central Nepal on March 3, 2021. A colony with 15 individuals of this species was …

Background Biodiversity surveys are essential for both academic research and
conservation. Integrative approaches that combine morphological, genetic and acoustic …

During the 2020–2021 trips, the bat fauna of Hon Tre Island, located in Nha Trang Bay in
Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, was studied for the first time. Despite the small size of the …

A new species of small Hipposideros in the bicolor group is described based on specimens
from Thailand and Malaysia. It can be distinguished from other small Hipposideros in …

ABSTRACT Cat Ba National Park is the core zone of the Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere
Reserve. It contains quite diverse and unique ecosystems including 776 ha of mangrove …