Van Sang Nguyen

{{Short description|Vietnamese biologist and herpetologist}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Nguyễn Văn Sáng | native_name = | birth_date = | death_date = | citizenship = Vietnam | fields = Herpetology | workplaces = Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources | alma_mater = | known_for = Research on reptiles and amphibians of Vietnam }}

'''Nguyễn Văn Sáng''' is a Vietnamese biologist and herpetologist who worked at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources. He specializes in the study of reptiles and amphibians.<ref name="kt"/>

Nguyễn Văn Sáng is honored in the scientific name of the snake ''Coluberoelaps nguyenvansangi'', described in 2009, after he collected the type specimen of the species. The species is commonly known in Vietnamese as ''Rắn Nguyễn Văn Sáng''.<ref name="vne"/><ref name="bbc"/> He is also a co-author in the description of several reptile species, including the lizards ''Dopasia sokolovi'', ''{{ill|Scincella rufocaudatus|ro}}'', ''Sphenomorphus buenloicus'' and ''Acanthosaura nataliae'', among others.<ref name="reptile_database"/>

== References == <references> <ref name="kt">{{cite news |title=Vì sao đom đóm có thể phát sáng trong đêm? |work=Kiến Thức |url=http://kienthuc.net.vn/tu-van-khoa-hoc/vi-sao-dom-dom-co-the-phat-sang-trong-dem-262879.html |date=23 September 2013 |access-date=1 July 2014 |language=vi }}</ref>

<ref name="vne">{{cite news |last=Nguyễn |first=Quang Trương |title=Phát hiện loài rắn mới ở Việt Nam |work=VnExpress |url=http://vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/khoa-hoc/chuyen-la/phat-hien-loai-ran-moi-o-viet-nam-2145630.html |date=29 September 2009 |access-date=1 July 2014 |language=vi }}</ref>

<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |title=New species from the wild Mekong |work=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11480915 |date=6 October 2010 |access-date=1 July 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="reptile_database">{{cite web |title=Search results of author Nguyen Van Sang |url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?author=Nguyen+Van+Sang&submit=Search |work=The Reptile Database |access-date=1 July 2014 }}</ref> </references>

Category:Vietnamese biologists Category:Herpetologists Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)