gliding lizard Draco maculatusGekkonidae tokay Gekko gecko bent-toed gecko cyrtodactylus cattienensisScincidae many-striped sun skink (and variants on the name) Eutropis (=Mabuya) multifasciata Indian forest skink Sphenomorphus indicusLacertidae long-tailed lizard Takydromus sexlineatusVaranidae water monitor Varanus salvator macromaculatus clouded monitor Varanus nebulosusSnakes - 43 species recorded including: Pythonidae reticulated python Python reticulatus Burmese python Malayopython bivittatusColubridae oriental vine snake Ahaetulla prasina cat snakes: Boiga (4) spp. many-spotted cat snake Boiga multomaculata green cat snake Boiga cyanea golden tree snake Chrysopelea ornata wolf snakes: Lycodon (2) spp. Blanford's bridle snake Lycodon davisonii common wolf snake Lycodon capucinus red-tailed racer Gonyosoma oxycephalum kukri snakes: Oligodon (5) spp. including O. cattienensis keelback snakes: (2) spp. red-necked keelback Rhabdophis subminiatus yellow-spotted keelback Fowlea flavipunctatus checkered keelback Fowlea piscator Pareatidae: 2 spp. of slug-eating snakes (Pareas) Lamprophiidae: mock-viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus Elapidae banded krait Bungarus fasciatus Malayan krait (VN form) Bungarus candidus king cobra Ophiophagus hannah Indo-Chinese spitting cobra Naja siamensis Viperidae ruby-eyed green pit viper Trimeresurus rubeusInvertebrates The most developed insect lists currently cover ants, butterflies, dragonflies, mosquitoes and termites; of the latter, Macrotermes spp. have an important ecological role, with large colony mounds very commonly encountered in the forest. In 2007, the velvet-worm Eoperipatus totoro'' was discovered in the Crocodile Lake area by scientists of the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre. Threats Cat Tien comprises an important reserve in Vietnam, both for the habitat it protects and the number of species it contains. Although the population of the Javan rhinoceros went into extinction, it is still home to 40 IUCN Red List species, and protects around 30% of Vietnam's species. The park is, however, threatened by encroachment from local communities, illegal logging and poaching. In addition, the park is too small for the larger species found inside it. This has led to either their local extinction or conflict with local people as these animals move beyond the confines of the park. This problem is particularly intense for the park's elephant population, which is prone to wandering and is considered too small to be self sustainable. Since the early 1990s, partly as a result of the discovery of rhinos in the park, international donors and the Vietnamese government began to invest more money in protecting the park and managing the resources of local State Forest Enterprises, nearby and adjoining forests (including Vinh Cuu Nature Reserve), in co-ordination with the park as a whole. There have been moves to combine