Preliminary data on terrestrial snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Pu Mat National Park, Nghe An Province, Vietnam

Abstract

As terrestrial snails are poorly studied and understood in Pu Mat National Park, a preliminary survey was conducted to establish their diversity. A total of 29 species and subspecies representing 11 families are documented, of which three species recorded for Central Vietnam (Microcystina vernacula, Plectotropis xydaea, and Trachia cordieri) and 12 species for Nghe An Province are herein published for the first time. Families Cyclophoridae (9 species, 31.03%), Camaenidae (6 species, 20.68%), Ariophantidae (4 species, 13.79%) were found to be the most diverse in the area. The annotated checklist of terrestrial snails from Pu Mat N.P. is presented for the first time, as a scientific basis for the conservation and sustainable development of terrestrial snails in Pu Mat N.P.