Vietnam Wildlife, Vietnam Fauna, Animals in Vietnam

Gaurs at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

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The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks.

Squamata (/skwæˈmeɪtə/, Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles; most members of which are commonly known as lizards, with the group also including snakes.

The gaur is a large bovine native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986.

The muntjac, also known as the Southern muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak annamensis), a subspecies of the genus Muntiacus in the deer family (Cervidae).

Rhabdophis subminiatus, commonly called the red-necked keelback or red-necked keelback snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.

 

Colubridae (/kəˈluːbrɪdiː/, commonly known as colubrids /ˈkɒljʊbrɪdz/, from Latin: coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes.

Elaphe is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. Elaphe is one of the main genera of the rat snakes, which are found in many regions of the northern hemisphere.

Elaphe moellendorffi, commonly called the flower snake or Moellendorf's rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. 

Rhabdophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. Species in the genus Rhabdophis are generally called keelback snakes, and are found primarily in Southeast Asia.

The name Rhabdophis comes from the Greek words rhabdos (meaning "rod" or "wand") and ophis (meaning "snake"), referring to the snake's appearance or structure. 
Together, Rhabdophis literally means "rod snake" or "wand snake," which likely describes a particular anatomical feature or the overall slender form of the snakes in this genus. 

Ahaetulla, commonly referred to as Asian vine snakes or Asian whip snakes, is a genus of colubrid snakes distributed throughout tropical Asia. 

The genus name Ahaetulla comes from the Sri Lankan Sinhalese words ahaetulla/ahata gulla/as gulla, meaning “eye plucker” or “eye picker”, because of the belief that they pluck out the eyes of humans.

Asian vine snake, or Oriental whipsnake (Ahaetulla prasina) is an arboreal, moderately venomous species of opisthoglyphous vine snake in the family Colubridae, found in Southern and Southeast Asia.