Ba Be National Park

🇻🇳 Vietnam

🐸 Vietnam Spadefoot Toad Monsoon Chorus

🌍 #265 Global · 2.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #15 in Southeast Asia #115 in Tropical Forest

Southeast Asia, Vietnam 991 spp. recorded

Nestled in northern Vietnam, Ba Be National Park is a protected tropical rainforest featuring rugged limestone mountains, dense evergreen vegetation, and a massive central freshwater lake. Visitors walk through thick jungle foliage and steep mountain trails shaded by ancient trees.

12.214° N 108.503° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Vietnam Spadefoot Toad

Leptobrachium pullum

50–60% · Likely

Formosa Slug Snake

Pareas formosensis

50–60% · Likely

🦎 No photo available

Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis

40–50% · Likely

White-cheeked Laughingthrush

Garrulax vassali

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Mountain Fulvetta

Alcippe peracensis

60–70% · Likely

Large Niltava

Niltava grandis

50–60% · Likely

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

Sitta nagaensis

50–60% · Likely

Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely

White-tailed Robin

Myiomela leucura

50–60% · Likely

Mrs Gould's Sunbird

Aethopyga gouldiae

50–60% · Likely

Grey-bellied Tesia

Tesia cyaniventer

40–50% · Likely

🐦 No photo available

Psilopogon auricularis

40–50% · Likely

Spot-legged Tree Frog

Polypedates megacephalus

40–50% · Likely

🐸 No photo available

Indosylvirana milleti

40–50% · Likely

🦎 No photo available

Cyrtodactylus bidoupimontis

40–50% · Likely

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Ficedula hyperythra

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel

Dremomys rufigenis

30–40% · Possible

Maritime Striped Squirrel

Tamiops maritimus

20–30% · Possible

Northern Treeshrew

Tupaia belangeri

Insufficient data

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista philippensis

Insufficient data

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Chiropodomys gliroides

Insufficient data

Euroscaptor parvidens

Insufficient data

Exotic Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros gentilis

Insufficient data

Malayan Porcupine

Hystrix brachyura

Insufficient data

Muntiacus muntjak

Muntiacus muntjak

Insufficient data

Masked Palm Civet

Paguma larvata

Insufficient data

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Insufficient data

Spotted Linsang

Prionodon pardicolor

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

White-cheeked Laughingthrush

Garrulax vassali

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Mountain Fulvetta

Alcippe peracensis

60–70% · Likely

Large Niltava

Niltava grandis

50–60% · Likely

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

Sitta nagaensis

50–60% · Likely

Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely

White-tailed Robin

Myiomela leucura

50–60% · Likely

Mrs Gould's Sunbird

Aethopyga gouldiae

50–60% · Likely

Grey-bellied Tesia

Tesia cyaniventer

40–50% · Likely

🐦 No photo available

Psilopogon auricularis

40–50% · Likely

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Ficedula hyperythra

40–50% · Likely

White-throated Fantail

Rhipidura albicollis

40–50% · Possible

Black-throated Tit

Aegithalos concinnus

30–40% · Possible

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible

⭐ Iconic Species

Formosa Slug Snake

Pareas formosensis

50–60% · Likely

🦎 No photo available

Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

🦎 No photo available

Cyrtodactylus bidoupimontis

40–50% · Likely

Vogel’s Pit Viper

Trimeresurus vogeli

30–40% · Possible

Big-eyed Bamboo Snake

Pseudoxenodon macrops

30–40% · Possible

Common Mock Viper

Psammodynastes pulverulentus

20–30% · Possible

Crowned Pricklenape

Acanthosaura coronata

20–30% · Possible

Tai-yong Keelback

Hebius boulengeri

20–30% · Possible

Black-banded Trinket Snake

Oreocryptophis porphyraceus

Insufficient data

Yersin's Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus yersini

Insufficient data

Banded Wolf Snake

Lycodon fasciatus

Insufficient data

🦎 No photo available

Oligodon tuani

Insufficient data

White-spotted slug snake

Pareas margaritophorus

Insufficient data

🦎 No photo available

Sinomicrurus peinani

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Vietnam Spadefoot Toad

Leptobrachium pullum

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Spot-legged Tree Frog

Polypedates megacephalus

40–50% · Likely

🐸 No photo available

Indosylvirana milleti

40–50% · Likely

Bony-headed Toad

Ingerophrynus galeatus

40–50% · Likely

🐸 No photo available

Xenophrys truongsonensis

30–40% · Possible

Belly-Spotted Frog

Kurixalus baliogaster

30–40% · Possible

🐸 No photo available

Odorrana banaorum

30–40% · Possible

🐸 No photo available

Megophrys elfina

Insufficient data

Butler's Ricefrog

Microhyla butleri

Insufficient data

🐸 No photo available

Microhyla pineticola

Insufficient data

Vampire Flying Frog

Rhacophorus vampyrus

20–30% · Possible

Kurixalus viridescens

Insufficient data

Microhyla annamensis

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐸

Monsoon Breeding Chorus of the Vietnam Spadefoot Toad

JunJul

With the arrival of heavy monsoon rains, the Vietnam Spadefoot Toad emerges in large numbers to congregate at temporary forest pools, engaging in loud nocturnal calling choruses and spawning.

Vietnam Spadefoot Toad

Leptobrachium pullum

50–60% · Likely

🦎

Summer Slug-Hunting Activity of the Formosa Slug Snake

JunJul

Humid summer nights trigger active foraging behavior in the Formosa Slug Snake, which glides silently across limestone rocks and damp leaf litter to hunt land snails.

Formosa Slug Snake

Pareas formosensis

50–60% · Likely

🐦

Winter Foraging of the White-cheeked Laughingthrush

FebDec

During the cooler winter months, the White-cheeked Laughingthrush forms tight-knit social flocks that sweep systematically through the mid-story vegetation in search of insects and fallen seeds.

White-cheeked Laughingthrush

Garrulax vassali

30–40% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

Vietnam Spadefoot Toad

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

60–70

60–70

60–70

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

60–70

Formosa Slug Snake

20–30

50–60

30–40

20–30

70–80

60–70

40–50

20–30

30–40

30–40

50–60

20–30

Da Lat Slender Gecko

40–50

10–20

30–40

40–50

20–30

40–50

20–30

60–70

30–40

30–40

70–80

60–70

White-cheeked Laughingthrush

10–20

30–40

30–40

50–60

10–20

30–40

40–50

40–50

20–30

20–30

10–20

40–50

Mountain Fulvetta

60–70

60–70

70–80

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

70–80

50–60

60–70

30–40

50–60

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

60–70

40–50

30–40

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

40–50

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

Green-backed Tit

60–70

40–50

20–30

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

40–50

60–70

50–60

80–90

50–60

White-tailed Robin

30–40

40–50

60–70

60–70

30–40

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

20–30

30–40

Mrs Gould's Sunbird

50–60

60–70

30–40

20–30

60–70

30–40

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

Grey-bellied Tesia

50–60

50–60

60–70

30–40

40–50

40–50

30–40

60–70

30–40

60–70

30–40

40–50

Golden-throated Barbet (Violet-eared)

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

60–70

40–50

40–50

30–40

30–40

50–60

40–50

40–50

Spot-legged Tree Frog

20–30

10–20

60–70

60–70

40–50

50–60

20–30

20–30

20–30

30–40

50–60

40–50

20–30

10–20

30–40

40–50

20–30

60–70

40–50

20–30

20–30

30–40

40–50

60–70

Mount Bidoup Bent-toed Gecko

20–30

30–40

30–40

40–50

20–30

60–70

60–70

40–50

50–60

30–40

40–50

10–20

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

40–50

30–40

50–60

50–60

30–40

30–40

20–30

50–60

40–50

40–50

10–20

30–40

Animal Events

🐸 Monsoon Breeding Chorus of the Vietnam Spadefoot Toad

🦎 Summer Slug-Hunting Activity of the Formosa Slug Snake

🐦 Winter Foraging of the White-cheeked Laughingthrush

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Moderate

🐸 Vietnam Spadefoot Toad Monsoon Chorus

🦜

Biodiversity

Good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.2 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

592

🐒 Mammals

172

🦎 Reptiles

138

🐸 Amphibians

89

991 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

79 Threatened 3 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

2.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

52%

📊

Coverage (189 species at ≥5% of 991 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

19%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (8 bird, 2 amphibian, 2 reptile)

47% Global avg

67%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

105

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

0

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

16

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