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Phou Samsoum
Laos · Elevation not verified
Reviewed routes
No reviewed route is included. Missing route information does not establish safe or legal access.
About this mountain
Laos
Peer-reviewed field research binds the named mountain to Xiengkhouang Province; Atlas coordinates and metrics are preserved
Phou Samsoum
Xiangkhoang
2632
1494
Sources and scope
Exact named mountain and province; recorded coordinates and metrics remain authoritative catalogue fields
- Mountain jade: A new high-elevation microendemic species of the genus Zhangixalus from Laos — Zoological Research · checked 2026-11-04
Nature & wildlife
- Area covered by this information
Published field localities only; not a whole-mountain abundance or visitor-sighting guarantee
Documented from study localities in montane evergreen forest on Phou Samsoum at 2,000-2,200 m
Scientific NameZhangixalus melanoleucus
Sources and scope
Published survey localities on Phou Samsoum; not a whole-mountain abundance or visitor-sighting guarantee
- Mountain jade: A new high-elevation microendemic species of the genus Zhangixalus from Laos — Zoological Research · checked 2026-11-04
Conservation
Protected-area context only; no access entitlement or precise legal boundary geometry
Phou Samsoum is described within the Yod Nam Mo-Phou Samsoum National Protected Area conservation landscape
Sources and scope
Protected-area context only; no route, entry, permit or access entitlement
- Mountain jade: A new high-elevation microendemic species of the genus Zhangixalus from Laos — Zoological Research · checked 2026-11-04
- Eyes in the forest: how camera traps empower people and protect biodiversity in Lao PDR — International Union for Conservation of Nature · checked 2026-11-04