Assessment of the current status of the cave scorpion Vietbocap thienduongensis Lourenço & Pham, 2012 (Scorpiones: Pseudochactidae) in Thien Duong cave, Phong Nha Ke Bang national park
Assessment of the current status of the cave scorpion Vietbocap thienduongensis Lourenço & Pham, 2012 (Scorpiones: Pseudochactidae) in Thien Duong cave, Phong Nha Ke Bang national park
This species is only known from Thien Duong Cave and it is now strongly threatened by anthropic action. Based on the current area of occupancy (AOO) and the extent of occurrence (EOO) of V. thienduongensis, in association with its recent regression in both AOO and the number of individuals, this species is tentatively classified as critically endangered by IUCN.