Tan Van Nguyen

Tan Van Nguyen, Vietnamese herpetologist.

• Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Taxon names authored

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• 53 taxon names authored by Tan Van Nguyen

Publications

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2019

• Poyarkov, N.A., Nguyen, T.V. & Vogel, G. 2019. A new species of the genus Liopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 from Vietnam (Squamata: Colubridae). Journal of Natural History 53(27–28): 1647–1672. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1656784 Reference page. 
• Poyarkov, N.A., Nguyen, T.V., Orlov, N.L. & Vogel, G. 2019. A New Species of the Genus Calamaria Boie, 1827 from the Highlands of the Langbian Plateau, Southern Vietnam (Squamata: Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 26(6): 335–348. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2019-26-6-335-348 Reference page. 
• Ziegler, T., Pham, C.T., Nguyen, T.V., Nguyen, T.Q., Wang, J., Wang, Y.-Y., Stuart, B.L. & Le, M.D. 2019. A new species of Opisthotropis from northern Vietnam previously misidentified as the Yellow-spotted Mountain Stream Keelback O. maculosa Stuart & Chuaynkern, 2007 (Squamata: Natricidae). Zootaxa 4613(3): 578–586. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.9 . Reference page. 

2020

• Nguyen, T.V., Duong, T.V., Luu, K.T. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2020. A new species of Kurixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northern Vietnam with comments on the biogeography of the genus. Journal of Natural History 54(1-4): 195–223. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1728411 Reference page. 
• Poyarkov, N.A., Solovyeva, E.N., Nguyen, T.V. & Geissler, P. 2020. On the taxonomic status of three enigmatic Indochinese frog species (Amphibia: Anura) described by L. G. Andersson. Zootaxa 4834(4): 502–522. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4834.4.2 Reference page. 

2022

• Poyarkov, N.A., Nguyen, T.V., Pawangkhanant, P., Yushchenko, P.V., Brakels, P., Nguyen, L.H., Nguyen, H.N., Suwannapoom, C., Orlov, N.L. & Vogel, G. 2022. An integrative taxonomic revision of slug-eating snakes (Squamata: Pareidae: Pareineae) reveals unprecedented diversity in Indochina. PeerJ 10: e12713. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12713 Reference page. 

2023

• Brakels, P., Nguyen, T.V., Pawangkhanant, P., Idiiatullina, S., Lorphengsy, S., Suwannapoom, C. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2023. Mountain jade: A new high-elevation microendemic species of the genus Zhangixalus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Laos. Zoological Research 44(2): 374–379. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.382 Reference page. 
• Idiiatullina, S. S., Pawangkhanant, P., Tawan, T., Worranuch, T., Dechochai, B., Suwannapoom, C., Nguyen, T.V., Chanhome, L. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2023. Limestone jewel: A new colourful karst-dwelling pitviper (Serpentes, Viperidae: Trimeresurus) from the poorly explored borderlands of southern peninsular Thailand. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 697–716. DOI: 10.3897/vz.73.e109854 Reference page. 
• Liu, S., Zhang, D.-R., Poyarkov, N.A., Hou, M., Wu, L., Rao, D.-Q., Nguyen, T.V. & Vogel, G. 2023. Resurrection of Pareas yunnanensis (Vogt, 1922) with description of a new species of Pareas from Yunnan Province, China (Squamata, Pareidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 860(1): 1–26. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.860.2045 Reference page. 
• Sitthivong, S., Brakels, P., Xayyasith, S., Maury, N., Idiiatullina, S., Pawangkhanant, P., Wang, K., Nguyen, T.V. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2023. Hiding on jagged karst pinnacles: A new microendemic genus and species of a limestone-dwelling agamid lizard (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) from Khammouan Province, Laos. Zoological Research 44(6): 1039−1051. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.062 Reference page. 
• Vogel, G., Nguyen, T.V. & David, P. 2023. A new green pitviper of the Trimeresurus albolabris complex (Reptilia, Serpentes, Viperidae) from central and southern Myanmar. Zootaxa 5357(4): 515–554. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.4.3 Reference page. 

2024

• Gorin, V,A., Orlov, N.L., Bragin, A.M., Pawangkhanant, P., Milto, K.D., Le, D.X., Nguyen, T.V., Dufresnes, C., Suwannapoom, C. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2024. Phylogeographic pattern and taxonomic revision of the Kaloula baleata species complex (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) with description of two new species from Indochina. Herpetozoa 37: 391–420. DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.37.e137394 Reference page. 
• Idiiatullina, S.S., Pawangkhanant, P., Suwannapoom, C., Tawan, T., Chanhome, L., Nguyen, T.V., David, P., Vogel, G. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2024. Another new species of karst-associated pitviper (Serpentes, Viperidae: Trimeresurus) from the Isthmus of Kra, Peninsular Thailand. European Journal of Taxonomy 930(1): 20–52. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2489 Reference page. 
• Idiiatullina, S.S., Nguyen, T.V., Bragin, A.M., Pawangkhanant, P., Le, D.X., Vogel, G., David, P. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2024. A new species of green pitviper of the Trimeresurus macrops complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae) from South Central Coastal Region of Vietnam. Zootaxa 5474(4): 375–411. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5474.4.3 Reference page. 
• Kliukin, N.S., Bragin, A.M., Nguyen, T.V., Le, S.X., Tran, T.T.V., Gorin, V.A. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2024. Another new species of Dibamus Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 5406(1): 87–104. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5406.1.4 Reference page. 
• Lee, J.L., Yushchenko, P.V., Suwannapoom, C., Pawangkhanant, P., Grismer, L.L., Nguyen, T.V., Deepak, V., Narayanan, S., Das, S., Neang, T., Lalremsanga, H.T., Yang, J.-H., Jablonski, D., Erkaya, M., Vogel, G., Bauer, A.M. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2024. A multi-gene phylogeny of the Asian kukri snakes (Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826): Sharpening the blade of the second largest serpent radiation (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 201: 108215. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108215 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.V., Lalremsanga, H.T., Biakzuala, L. & Vogel, G. 2024. Taxonomic reassessment of the Herpetoreas xenura (Wall, 1907) (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae) from Myanmar with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 932(1): 158–203. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.932.2519 Reference page. 
• Poyarkov, N.A., Nguyen, T.V., Le, S.X., Le, D.X., Arkhipov, D.V., Gorin, V.A., Hernandez, A. & Dufresnes, C. 2024. Multiple lines of evidence for a new cryptic species of Tylototriton (Amphibia, Salamandridae) from northern Vietnam. Alytes 41(1–4): 56–98. Reference page. 
• Vogel, G., Liu, S., David, P. & Nguyen, T.V. 2024. Solving of the long-term question: resurrection of Dinodon yunnanensis Werner, 1922 (Squamata: Colubridae: Lycodon). Zootaxa 5551(2): 201–241. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5551.2.1 Reference page. 

2025

• Arkhipov, D.V., Pawangkhanant, P., Sarker, G., Gorin, V.A., Bragin, A.M., Nguyen, T.V., Hamidy, A., Muin, M.A., Kurniawan, N., Brown, R.M., Suwannapoom, C., Smith, E. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. A taxonomic revision of the Ingerophrynus parvus species complex (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) with the description of a new species from Thailand. Herpetozoa 38: 271–297. DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e165173 Reference page. 
• Bragin, A.M., Zenin, E.S., Dang, C.H., Dinh, T.V.A., Nguyen, T.V. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. A new mountain species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam. Zootaxa 5636(2): 201–236. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5636.2.1 Reference page. 
• Bragin, A.M., Geissler, P., Trofimets, A.V., Neang, T., Le, S.X., Nguyen, T.V. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. A new species of skink from mountains of southern Vietnam (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae). Current Studies in Herpetology 25(1–2): 3–21. DOI: 10.18500/1814-6090-2025-25-1-2-3-21 Reference page. 
• Bragin, A.M., Zenin, E.S., Le, S.X., Nguyen, D.T., Nguyen, T.V., Bobrov, V.V. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. Gold of the highlands: a new ground skink (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Scincella Mittleman, 1950) from southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 5701(3): 247–291. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5701.3.2 Reference page. 
• Grassby-Lewis, R.J., Brakels, P., Maury, N., Sitthivong, S., Frohlich, D., Pawangkhanant, P., Idiiatullina, S.S., Nguyen, T.V. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. A new endemic karst-associated species of lance-headed pit viper (Squamata, Viperidae, Protobothrops) from Laos. Herpetozoa 38: 43–60. DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e146004 Reference page. 
• Kliukin, N.S., Nguyen, T.V., Pawangkhanant, P., Pham, H.M., Le, S.X., Gorin, V.A., Bos, C., Krone, I.W. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. A new species of Dibamus from the Central Highlands of Vietnam with redescription of Dibamus montanus Smith, 1921 (Squamata: Dibamidae). Zootaxa 5693(1): 1–31. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.1 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.V. & Vogel, G. 2025. A new species of Lycodon Fitzinger, 1826 from the Northern part of the Truong Son Mountains, Central Vietnam (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Zootaxa 5570(3): 484–510. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5570.3.3 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.V. & Vogel, G. 2025. On the taxonomy of Sibynophis grahami (Boulenger, 1904) with remarks on morphology, distribution, natural history, and conservation status (Squamata: Sibynophiidae: Sibynophis). Zootaxa 5618(4): 525–551. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.4.4 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.V., Poyarkov, N.A. & Vogel, G. 2025. Taxonomic reassessment of the Lycodon rufozonatus species complex (Serpentes, Colubridae), with re-evaluation of Dinodon rufozonatum walli, and description of a new species from north-central Vietnam. ZooKeys 1251: 293–322. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1251.157817 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.V., Lee, J.L., Jiang, K., Ding, L., Chit, M.T., Poyarkov, N.A. & Vogel, G. 2025. A new species of wolf snake Lycodon Fitzinger, 1826 from China and Myanmar (Squamata: Colubridae), and new data on Lycodon gongshan Vogel & Luo, 2011. Zootaxa 5621(1): 1–51. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.1.1 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.V., Li, M.-L., Huang, J.-J., Han, B.-Y., Nguyen, D.T., Poyarkov, N.A., David, P. & Ren, J.-L. 2025. Taxonomic Reassessment of Hebius optatus (Hu & Zhao, 1966) (Squamata: Natricidae), with the Description of a New Species from Vietnam and China. Asian Herpetological Research 16(4): 377–391. DOI: 10.3724/ahr.2095-0357.2025.0026 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.V., Keetapithchayakul, T.S., Lathrop, A., Orlov, N.L., Nguyen, D.T., Poyarkov, N.A. & David, P. 2025. Molecular and morphological evidences for considering Rhabdophis guangdongensis Zhu, Wang, Takeuchi & Zhao, 2014 a junior synonym of Rhabdophis angeli (Bourret, 1934) (Squamata: Natricidae). Zootaxa 5706(1): 1–35. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5706.1.1 Reference page. 
• Pawangkhanant, P., Idiiatullina, S.S., Nguyen, T.V., Ruangsuwan, T., Matsukoji, T., David, P., Suwannapoom, C. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. A snake can change its finery: a new cryptic species of the Trimeresurus kanburiensis complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae) from central Thailand with an unusual ontogenetic color change. Zootaxa 5621(5): 514–546. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.5.2 Reference page. 
• Poyarkov, N.A., Bragin, A.M., Idiiatullina, S.S., Tran, T.A., Le, D.X., David, P. & Nguyen, T.V. 2025. A new species of the Gonyosoma prasinum species complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Indochina. Zootaxa 5673(3): 355–384. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5673.3.2 Reference page. 
• Poyarkov, N.A., Skorinova, D.D., Bragin, A.M., Kolchanov, V.V., Gorin, V.A., Trofimets, A.V., Yuzefovich, A.P., Le, D.X., Nguyen, T.V. & Skutschas, P.P. 2025. Integrative taxonomy reveals a new unstriped Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826 from Vietnam and provides new data on diagnostic osteological traits for Asian tailed caecilians (Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae). Vertebrate Zoology 75: 405–440. DOI: 10.3897/vz.75.e149399 Reference page. 
• Poyarkov, N.A., Nguyen, T.V., Duong, T.V., Le, S.X. & Orlov, N.L. 2025. A New Species of Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from Chu Yang Sin National Park, Dak Lak Province, Southern Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 32(4): 293–308. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2025-32-4-293-308 Reference page. 
• Vogel, G., Bragin, A.M., Poyarkov, N.A. & Nguyen, T.V. 2025. A new limestone-associated species of wolf snake in the Lycodon fasciatus complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) from central Vietnam. Zootaxa 5679(1): 1–44. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.1 Reference page. 
• Xu, Y.-H., Nguyen, T.V., Wang, Z.-Q., Zhang, T.-R., Poyarkov, N.A., Wei, C., Vogel, G., Li, J.-C., Deng, J.-D., Sun, F.-Y., Peng, L.-F. & Weng, S.-Y. 2025. A New Green Pitviper of the Genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Squamata: Viperidae) from Xizang, China. Animals 15: 2675. DOI: 10.3390/ani15182675 Reference page. 
• Xu, Y.-H., Gong, Z.-H., Nguyen, T.V., Deng, J.-D., Bragin, A.M., Weng, S.-Y., Zhang, T.-R,, Poyarkov, N.A. & Peng, L.-F. 2025. A new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Guizhou Province, southwest China. ZooKeys 1258: 9–33. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1258.161382 Reference page. 
• Xu, Y.-H., Deng, J.-D., Zhang, T.-R., Nguyen, T.V., Weng, S.-Y., Poyarkov, N.A., Vogel, G., Sun, F.-Y., Liao, C.-C. & Peng, L.-F. 2025. A ‘little dragon’ from Kunming City: a new green pit viper from Yunnan Province, China (Squamata, Viperidae, Trimeresurus). Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(4): 2267–2293. DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.175879 Reference page. 
• Zhang, T.-R., Xu, Y.-H., Nguyen, T.V., Poyarkov, N.A., Vogel, G., Wang, X.-G. & Huang, S. 2025. A new species of the genus Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (Squamata, Calamariidae) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China. ZooKeys 1253: 255–275. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1253.161412 Reference page. 

2026

• Lalremsanga, H.T., Malsawmdawngliana, F., Bal, A.K., Vabeiryureilai, M., Hruaia, V., Korolev, A.M., Vogel, G., Poyarkov, N.A. & Nguyen, T.V. 2026. A new species of the genus Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (Squamata: Calamariidae) from Mizoram State, India. Zootaxa 5741(1): 49–86. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.1.2 Reference page. 
• Li, M.-L., Nguyen, T.V., Huang, J.-J., Idiiatullina, S.S., Le, S.X., Poyarkov, N.A., David, P., Han, B.-Y., Wu, W., Li, J.-T. & Ren, J.-L. 2026. Taxonomic reassessment of Hebius atemporalis (Bourret, 1934) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the description of a new species from China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(1): 235–251. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.176342 Reference page.