Key Biodiversity Areas

Khammouan Limestone (16650)
Laos, Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesArborophila chloropusLR/lc2003link-icon
MalvalesHopea odorataVU2012link-icon
AvesNapothera brevicaudataStreaked Wren-babblerLR/lc2003link-icon
AvesPicus rabieriRed-collared WoodpeckerLR/nt2003link-icon
MammaliaBos gaurusGaurVU2012link-icon
MammaliaNycticebus pygmaeusPygmy Slow LorisVU2012link-icon
ReptiliaCuora mouhotiiJagged-shelled TurtleEN2012link-icon
ReptiliaHeosemys grandisGiant Asian Pond TurtleVU2012link-icon
ReptiliaAmyda cartilagineaSoutheast Asian Softshell TurtleVU2012link-icon
AvesAethopyga saturataBlack-throated SunbirdLR/lc2003link-icon
AvesIole propinquaGrey-eyed BulbulLR/lc2003link-icon
ActinopterygiiTroglocyclocheilus khammouanensisVU2012link-icon
ActinopterygiiSchistura kaysoneiLaotian Cave LoachVU2012link-icon
AvesMegalaima lagrandieriRed-vented BarbetLR/lc2003link-icon
AvesBlythipicus pyrrhotisBay WoodpeckerLR/lc2003link-icon
AvesGarrulax monilegerLesser Necklaced LaughingthrushLR/lc2003link-icon
AvesPolyplectron bicalcaratumLR/lc2003link-icon
AvesMegalaima incognitaMoustached BarbetLR/lc2003link-icon
AvesCoracina melaschistosBlack-winged CuckooshrikeLR/lc2003link-icon
AvesStachyris herbertiSooty BabblerLR/nt2003link-icon
MammaliaMacaca leoninaNorthern Pig-tailed MacaqueVU2012link-icon
MammaliaElephas maximusAsian ElephantEN2012link-icon
ReptiliaMalayemys subtrijugaVU2012link-icon
ReptiliaSacalia quadriocellataFour-eyed TurtleEN2012link-icon
ReptiliaIndotestudo elongataYellow-headed TortoiseEN2012link-icon
ReptiliaCuora galbinifronsIndochinese Box TurtleCR2012link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Khammouan Limestone. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 19, 2025.