1. Full name: Hoang Trung Thanh                                               2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: February 15th, 1979                                          4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa province

5. Admission decision number:  4982/QĐ-ĐHKHTN dated on 27/11/2013 by Rector of VNU University of Science.

6. Changes in academic process: extension decision number 1033/QĐ-ĐHKHTN dated  on 25/4/2017 Rector of VNU University of Science.

7. Official thesis title: Study on horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) of Vietnam.

8. Major: Zoology                                                          9. Code: 62420103

10. Supervisors:           

First supervisor: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vu Dinh Thong, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resource, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Second supervisor: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Xuan Huan, VNU  University of Science.

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Defined 20 species of bat of Vietnam belong to the family Rhinolophidae; provided detailed information and identification keys for these species.

Added one species (Rhinolophus osgoodi) to the list of bat species of Vietnam, confirmed the presence of R. subbadius and R. siamensis in Vietnam; discovered 7 cryptic forms of horseshoe bats in Vietnam (may be new species or subspecies), belonging to R. affinis (2 forms),  R. malayanus (1 form), R. thomasi (1 form), R. macrotis (1 form),  R. paradoxolophus (1 form) and R. marshalli (1 form).

Provided the most comprehensive information about the echolocation frequency of 25 forms of horseshoe bat species of Vietnam, provided the first information about the echolocation of R. osgoodi and R. subbadius; assessed that echolocation is an useful tool in identification of horseshoe bats of Vietnam.

Provided the most comprehensive information about the genetic characteristics of the family Rhinolophidae of Vietnam using COI gene sequences, assessed that genetic data is useful in identifying almost species in the family Rhinolophidae of Vietnam.

Analysed the geographical distribution characteristics of the family Rhinolophidae in Vietnam; provided basic data for reevaluating the conservation status of 4 rarely documented species of horseshoe bats of Vietnam: R. paradoxolophus, R. thomasi, R. osgoodi, R. luctus.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

Providing basic information for controlling biodiversity, managing the horseshoe bat popultions and reducing harmful effects of the wildlife to human; conservation of threatened and  rare species of horseshoe bats of Vietnam.

13. Further research directions, if any:

Completing data analysis and describing some of new forms of horseshoe bats discovered in Vietnam and publish in scientific journals.

14. Thesis-related publications:

- Hoang Trung Thanh, Dai Fukui, Satoru Arai, Nguyen Truong Son, Nguyen Xuan Huan, Vu Dinh Thong (2014). “The currently known bat species composition of Khau Ca Species and Habitat Conservation Area, Ha Giang province”, VNU Journal of Science: Natural Sciences and Technology, 30(3S), pp. 103-109.

- Hoang Trung Thanh, Nguyen Truong Son, Vuong Tan Tu, Nguyen Viet Thinh, Vu Dinh Thong (2015), “Morphology, Echolocation and Distribution of the Intermediate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus affinis (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam”, VNU Journal of Science: Natural Sciences and Technology, 31(4S), pp. 339-346.

- Hoang Trung Thanh, Nguyen Truong Son, Nguyen Vu Khoi, Vu Dinh Thong (2015), “Bat species composition in Ba Hon area, Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province”, Proceeding of the 6th National Scientific Conference on Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi, pp. 865-871.

- Tran Thi Nga, Tran Thi Thuy Anh, Do Thi Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Truong Son, Vu Dinh Thong, Nguyen Van Sang, Hoang Trung Thanh (2016), “Assessment of Genetic Relationship of some Horseshoe Bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam Using Cytochromoxydase Subunit I (COI) Gene Sequence”, VNU Journal of Science: Natural Sciences and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 1S, pp. 329-335.

- Vuong Tan Tu, Alexandre Hassanin, Tamas Gorfol, Satoru Arai, Dai Fukui, Hoang Trung Thanh, Nguyen Truong Son, Neil M. Furey, Gabor Csorba (2017), “Integrative taxonomy of the Rhinolophus macrotis complex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam and nearby regions”, Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 2017;1– 22. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.1 2169.

- Hoang Trung Thanh, Nguyen Truong Son, Nguyen Van Sang, Đinh Nho Thai, Nguyen Huy Hoang, Vuong Tan Tu, Nguyen Xuan Huan, Vu Dinh Thong (2017), "Diversity, taxonomy and conservation status of horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam", Journal of Biology, 39 (2), pp. 174 - 184. DOI: 10.15625/0866-7160/v39n2.9213.