Preliminary results of species diversy of vertebare (mammal, amphibian, and reptile) at green connection area between Kon Ka Kinh National Park and Kon Chu Rang Nature reserve, Gia Lai province

Abstract

The survey of fauna (mammals, amphibians, and reptiles) was conducted from May 22nd to August 4th 2016 at the intervening forest area (or the forest corridor) which located between Kon Ka Kinh National Park (KKK) and Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve (KCR) and currently remains under the management of Dak Roong and Tram Lap State Forest Enterprise (SFEs), Kbang District, Gia Lai Province. Survey team included 5 biological investigators and 4 local guiders. The main methodologies was used in the survey includes interview, line-transect and point-transect survey, species identification, and analyzes. 20 line transects of 153.8km were surveyed during daytime and nighttime and the preliminary results recorded totally 82 species (mammals, amphibians, and reptiles) of 25 families, 7 orders. In which there were 14 species of
mammals belonging to 8 families, 3 orders; 30 species of amphibians belonging to 7 families, 2 orders; and 30 species of reptiles belonging to 10 families and 2 orders. The survey results especially added more new species in comprising with previous report which is a valuable data in making long-term conservation plan of the key protection area in the Northern highland. Beside field work, interviewing the local peoples living in this area also were conducted due to collect information of mammals, specimens, loggings, wildlife trades as well as hunting activities.