Abstract
BACKGROUND: Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area (SHCA) is located in Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam, with an area of 3,400 hectares of natural forest. The terrain of the proposed SHCA is characterised by limestone karst formation and a narrow valley. However, the reptile fauna of Kim Bang SHCA is still poorly studied, with only 17 species of reptiles recorded from this area so far. This study aimed to provide novel data on the distribution of reptiles with their taxonomy and natural history from the Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area of Vietnam. NEW INFORMATION: As a result of our field surveys in 2025, we herein report ten species of reptiles for the first time from Kim Bang SHCA, namely Chrysopelea ornata (Shaw, 1802); Takydromus sexlineatus Daudin, 1802; Ahaetulla prasina (Boie, 1827); Boiga multomaculata (Boie, 1827); Hemidactylus garnotii Duméril & Bibron, 1836; Protobothrops mucrosquamatus (Cantor, 1839); Pareas margaritophorus (Jan, 1866); Gekko palmatus Boulenger, 1907; Ptyas multicincta (Roux, 1907); and Tropidophorus hainanus Smith, 1923 with morphological data. Our findings bring the species number of reptiles known from this area to 27. In addition, we provide natural history notes of the aforementioned species.