The Herpetofauna of Copia Nature Reserve, Vietnam

report the results of a herpetofauna inventory of Copia Nature Reserve, Vietnam conducted between November 2012 and June 2020, comprising 48 species of amphibians and 67 species of reptiles, with 105 of the species recorded directly in this study. Four species, Gracixalus jinxiuensis, Dopasia ludovici, Hebius boulengeri, and Ovophis makazayazaya, represent new records for Son La Province, and 25 species are recorded for the first time from the Copia Nature Reserve, comprising 11 species of frogs (Xenophrys jindongensis, O. graminea, O. nasica, Kurixalus bisacculus, Raorchestes parvulus, and Rhacophorus kio), two species of lizards (Calotes emma and Eutropis multifasciatus), and 12 species of snakes (Calamaria Trimerodytes percarinatus, and Pareas carinatus). The herpetofauna of Copia Nature Reserve has a high level of conservation concern, including eight species listed in the Governmental Decree No. 84/2021/ND-CP, 17 species listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book (2007), 13 species listed in the IUCN Red List (2023), and eight species listed in the CITES Appendices (2023). In addition, we provide data on distribution, natural history, and figures for all the amphibian and reptile species in Copia Nature Reserve, Vietnam.