Gathering the evidence needed to conserve critical habitat for Viet Nam’s most threatened amphibians
The challenge Mount Fansipan is a critical habitat for the Botsford’s Leaf Litter frog Leptobrachella botsfordi and Sterling’s Toothed Toad Oreolalax sterlingae, Viet Nam’s only Critically Endangered amphibians (Update: Since March 2021, Sterling’s Toothed Toad has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List). Both species were described in 2013 from a stream on the mountain, and while Sterling’s Toothed Toad is also found in a nearby district, Botsford’s Leaf Litter frog is endemic to this particular area. …