title: A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae).
abstract: The comprehensive checklist of earthworms in Vietnam is presented here listing 24 genera and 212 species arranged in eight families. For each species, bibliographic citations are given, including the original descriptions as well as notable citations affecting taxonomic status or distributional reports of a species. Distributions of each species are also provided. The bibliography contains all relevant papers for Vietnamese earthworms. Of 212 species, 114 have been recorded only in Vietnam, and 25 are cosmopolitan. New combinations are made for Amynthas acalifornicus (Do & Huynh, 1991) comb. nov., A. binhgiaensis (Le, 1994) comb. nov., Metaphire catbaensis (Thai & Le, 1993) comb. nov., M. khoii (Do & Tran, 1994) comb. nov., M. phaluongana (Do & Huynh, 1992) comb. nov., and M. mangophila (Nguyen, 2011) comb. nov., M. tripidoporophoratus (Thai & Nguyen, 1993) comb. nov. Additionally, Pheretima paraalexandri Nguyen, 2011 is treated as a junior synonym of Amynthas polychaetiferus (Thai, 1984).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, School of Education, Cantho University, Cantho City, Vietnam.; Email: thanhtung@ctu.edu.vn.
authors.forename: Tung T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, No.18, Hoangquocviet Rd., Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: ndanh@iebr.vast.vn.
authors.forename: Anh D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: binhttt@hnue.edu.vn.
authors.forename: Binh T T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: VermEcology, Yokohama, Japan.; Email: rob.blakemore@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Blakemore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014744:Vietnam