Primate Field Guide Lao, PDR
At least 16 primate species are confirmed in Lao, PDR (Lao’s People Democratic Republic – also called Laos) from three different families: the Lorisidae, the Cercopithecidae (subfamilies Colobinae and Cercopithecinae) and the Hylobatidae. All species present in Laos are endemic to Southeast Asia and for certain to Indochina exclusively. Previous research on the primates in […]
WILDLIFE IN LAO PDR-1999 STATUS REPORT
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New country records of reptiles from Laos
Four species of reptiles, of which one is represented by one of its subspecies, are recorded for the first time from Laos: Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis, Lycodon futsingensis, and L. ruhstrati, as L. ruhstrati abditus, from limestone forests in Khammouane Province and Cyrtodactylus pseudoquadrivirgatus from hill evergreen forest in Salavan Province. These discoveries of lizards and snakes […]
Rediscovery of Biswamoyopterus (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae: Pteromyini) in Asia, with the description of a new species from Lao PDR
A new species of the flying squirrel genus Biswamoyopterus is described from Lao PDR. It is based on a single specimen collected from a local food market at Ban Thongnami, Pak Kading District, Bolikhamxai Province. The new taxon shows close affinities to Biswamoyopterus biswasi, which is only known from the holotype collected in 1981, 1250 […]
Six new species of the spider family Ochyroceratidae Fage 1912 (Arachnida: Araneae) from Southeast Asia
Five new Althepus species and one new Psiloderces species of the family Ochyroceratidae are described from Southeast Asia: Althepus erectus spec. nov. (male) and A. nophaseudi spec. nov. (male, female) from Laos, A. flabellaris spec. nov. (male, female) from Thailand, A. reduncus spec. nov. (male) from Myanmar, A. spiralis spec. nov. (male) from Malaysia, and […]
Begonia lamxayiana Souvann. (Begoniaceae): a new species from Lao PDR
Begonia lamxayiana Souvann. is described and illustrated.
Two new genera of Apocynaceae in Laos
Examination of unidentified Apocynaceae specimens at QBG and SING lead to the discovery of one specimen of Meladerma deciduum and two specimens of Harmandiella cordifolia from Laos. Harmandiella was earlier considered endemic to Thailand and Vietnam while Meladerma was earlier reported from Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. Harmandiella cordifolia and Meladerma deciduum are typified.
Dischidia (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) in Laos and Vietnam
Two new species, Dischidia dohtii Tran & Livsh. and D. cornuta Livsh., are described and illustrated. Dischidia rimicola Kerr is illustrated for the first time. All three species are associated with treenesting ants of the genus Crematogaster. Presentation experiments with seeds of D. rimicola indicate that they are attractive to the ants. The possible affinity […]
Review of the genus Plocoglottis (Orchidaceae) in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
The genus Plocoglottis is represented in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam by three species. Plocoglottis bokorensis is known from several localities scattered within these three countries. Plocoglottis javanica and P. quadrifolia are presently found each in two localities in Southern Vietnam, being widely distributed in the Malesian region. The latter species is reported here for Cambodia, […]
New records and synonymisations of Flemingia (Fabaceae: Phaseoleae) for Thailand, Laos and Myanmar
This paper presents five newly recorded species of Flemingia present in two subgenera; Flemingiastrum and Rhynchosioides. Four species are new for Thailand: F. nana, F. semialata, F. vestita and F. wallichii. One species, F. nana, is new for Myanmar, and one species, F. wightiana, is new for Laos. Two taxa, F. brevipes and F. latifolia […]
