Endemic Animals of Laos

The Laotian giant flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus laoensis ) is an arboreal, flying squirrel endemic to Laos. It was the second described member in the genus Biswamoyopterus, after being first collected in September 2012 by scientists researching the animal corpses in the illegal Thongnami bushmeat market, Ban Thongnami, Pakkading District, Bolikhamxai Province. Less

A single specimen of the Roosevelt's muntjac or Roosevelt's barking deer (Muntiacus rooseveltorum ) was presented to the Field Museum in 1929 following the Kelley-Roosevelts expedition organized by Theodore (Jnr) and Kermit Roosevelt. The specimen is slightly smaller than the common muntjac and DNA testing has shown it to be distinct from recently discovered muntjac species. It is a subspecies of Fea's muntjac, whose home range is mountains ...
further northwest separated by lower land. However, without further evidence, the exact position of Roosevelt's muntjac cannot be stated. Berlin Zoo supposedly held this species between 1961 and 1972 (following an import from Northern Vietnam) but it could have been an Indian muntjac, subspecies annamensis.Roosevelt's muntjac was believed to have been extinct since 1929. However, there have been several recent claims to have rediscovered the species, from evidence including skulls owned by villagers in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountains of northern Laos and far northwestern Vietnam. More recently, photographs from a camera trap at Xuan Lien Nature Reserve in Vietnam appear to have identified two individuals. Less

The buff-chested babbler (Cyanoderma ambiguum ) is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to southern Laos. Less

The bare-faced bulbul (Nok hualon ) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It was newly described from central Laos in 2009. It is one of the very few Asian songbirds with a bald (featherless) face and is the first new species of bulbul to be described from Asia in almost a century. Less

The Laos warty newt, Laotriton laoensis, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found only in the Saysomboun Special Zone and Phou Kout District in Xiangkhouang Province, Laos. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rivers. In 2014, it is classed as Endangered.Sometimes this newt is classified as Paramesotriton laoensis.Since 1999, the population of this newt in the wild has been decimated by ...
wildlife trading networks. Less

Leptobrachium xanthops is a species of frogs in the family Megophryidae from southeastern Laos. It is known only from the Dak Cheung Plateau of Phou Ajol Mountain, Dak Cheung District, Sekong Province, Laos. It may also occur in adjacent areas of northwestern Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, as well as in Xe Sap National Protected Area, Laos, and Song Thanh Nature Reserve, Vietnam. Less

Cyrtodactylus buchardi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Laos. Less

Cyrtodactylus thathomensis, also known as the Thathom bent-toed gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to Laos. Less

The Laotian langur or white-browed black langur (Trachypithecus laotum ) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to Laos. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. Genetically the Indochinese black and Hatinh langurs are very close to the Laotian langur, and consequently it has been suggested they should be considered subspecies of it. Less

The long-eared gymnure (Hylomys megalotis ) is a eulipotyphlan that is found in Laos. This specific type of gymnure has long ears and a long skull compared to that of others. It is also recognized for its broad forefeet, stout claws, and naked hindfeet. Less

Hipposideros rotalis, the Laotian leaf-nosed bat or Laotian roundleaf bat, is a species of bat from the family Rhinolophidae which is thought to be endemic to Laos. Only a small number of individuals have been recorded, however the population size is thought to be large as it has been found to cover a range of more than 20,000 km2. Less