{"id":792,"date":"2018-12-12T04:16:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T04:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservationpulse.com\/?p=792"},"modified":"2021-03-05T07:47:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T07:47:38","slug":"2018-12-new_species_horned_tree_dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indomyanmarconservation.org\/my\/2018-12-new_species_horned_tree_dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"A new species of Horned Tree Dragon described from central Vietnam by the IMC\/ATP team and partners"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new species of Horned Tree Dragon of the agamid family has been described from Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces, Central Vietnam. The new species, Murphy\u2019s horned lizard, (Acanthosaura murphyi<\/em>), has been found in the evergreen forest between 84 \u2013 1060 m in Hon Ba Nature Reserve (Khanh Hoa Province) and Ca Forest, Phu Yen Province.<\/p>\n

This species was named in honour of Dr. Robert W. Murphy, Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto, Canada, who has contributed a great deal to the research and conservation of herpetofauna in Vietnam since the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Habitat loss and local hunting is already believed to be impacting the species which is currently only known from a small geographic areas. With logging and Acacia plantations and other activities degrading habitat more research in this highly diverse region of Vietnam is needed.<\/p>\n

This research is result of the collaboration between Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC)\/Asian Turtle Program (ATP), the Institute of Tropical Biology (ITB), the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Phu Yen University (PYU)\u2013Vietnam and Zoological Institute and the Russian Academy of Sciences\u2013Russia.<\/p>\n

The research was published on the 16th<\/sup> of December 2018 on Russian Journal of Herpetology:\u00a0http:\/\/rjh.folium.ru\/index.php\/rjh\/article\/view\/1411<\/a><\/p>\n

Press release by: Nguyen Thanh Luan \u2013 ATP\/IMC
\n16th<\/sup>\u00a0December 2018<\/p>\n

Download this press release PDF here: English\u00a0 \"pdf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Download this press release PDF here: Vietnamese\u00a0\"pdf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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The holotype of Murphy\u2019s horned lizard in life in Hon Ba Nature Reserve, Khanh Hoa Province. Photo: Nguyen Thanh Luan – ATP\/IMC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Habitat in Ca Forest, Phu Yen Province, where the Murphy\u2019s horned lizard found.\u00a0Photo: Nguyen Thanh Luan – ATP\/IMC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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