Steven G. Platt
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
George R. Zug
Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History–Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 379012, Washington, DC 20013, USA.
Kalyar Platt
Turtle Survival Alliance–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Win Ko Ko
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Khin Myo Myo
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Me Me Soe
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Tint Lwin
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Myo Min Win
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Swann Htet Naing Aung
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Nay Win Kyaw
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Htun Thu
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Kyaw Thu Zaw Wint
Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, No. 12, Nanrattaw St., Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Peter Paul van Dijk
Global Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 129, Austin, Texas 78767, USA.
Brian D. Horne
Wildlife Conservation Society, Center for Global Conservation, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460, USA.
Thomas R. Rainwater
Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center & Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University, P.O. Box 596, Georgetown, SC 29442, USA.
Abstract
The herpetofauna of Myanmar remains one of the least studied and poorly known in Asia, and even basic distributional and natural history data are lacking for many species. This situation is particularly alarming given the need for such data when prioritizing conservation action and crafting effective management plans. Furthermore, ethnobiological investigations have long been neglected in Myanmar despite the ethnic diversity of the country. We here report field observations with accompanying locality data for turtles (18 species), snakes (27 species), and lizards (7 species) from western, central, eastern, and southern regions of Myanmar during 2009–2017. We also present natural history observations, and information on folk herpetological knowledge and conservation status of selected species.
