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View article: Redescription of Plagiopholis styani (Serpentes, Pseudoxenodontidae), with description of two new species from China
Redescription of Plagiopholis styani (Serpentes, Pseudoxenodontidae), with description of two new species from China Open
During a long period, the genus Plagiopholis included four species and was extremely scarce. One of the members, Plagiopholis styani Boulenger, 1893, was treated as a single species widely distributed in the Dongyang domain of China. Howev…
View article: A new species of karst-adapted gecko (Squamata, Gekkonidae, Gekko) from Guangxi, southern China
A new species of karst-adapted gecko (Squamata, Gekkonidae, Gekko) from Guangxi, southern China Open
A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768, Gekko fengshanensis sp. nov. , is described based on six specimens from Fengshan County, Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is placed into the subgenus Japonigekko based…
View article: Definition and taxonomic revision of the karst-associated Odorrana lipuensis group (Anura, Ranidae), with a new species from Guangdong, China
Definition and taxonomic revision of the karst-associated Odorrana lipuensis group (Anura, Ranidae), with a new species from Guangdong, China Open
While taxonomy of the odorous frog genus Odorrana has made considerable progress recently, far less attention was given to those newly-described karst-associated species. In this study, the taxonomic status of Odorrana lipuensis group, spe…
View article: DNA gains and losses in gigantic genomes do not track differences in transposable element-host silencing interactions
DNA gains and losses in gigantic genomes do not track differences in transposable element-host silencing interactions Open
Size evolution among gigantic genomes involves gain and loss of many gigabases of transposable elements (TEs), sequences that parasitize host genomes. Vertebrates suppress TEs using piRNA and KRAB-ZFP pathways. TEs and hosts coevolve in an…
View article: Size evolution of gigantic genomes suggests stochastic outcomes of transposable element/host silencing interactions
Size evolution of gigantic genomes suggests stochastic outcomes of transposable element/host silencing interactions Open
Size evolution among gigantic genomes involves gain and loss of many gigabases of transposable elements (TEs), sequences that parasitize host genomes. Animals suppress TEs using piRNA and KRAB-ZFP pathways. TEs and hosts coevolve in an arm…
View article: The critically endangered Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) surviving in the cracks under urbanization in Shenzhen
The critically endangered Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) surviving in the cracks under urbanization in Shenzhen Open
Understanding impacts of urbanization upon local wildlife is pivotal for fostering urban sustainability and biodiversity conservation. Urbanization can directly cause habitat loss and intensify interactions between wildlife due to habitat …
View article: Contrasting nidification behaviors facilitate diversification and colonization of the Music frogs under a changing paleoclimate
Contrasting nidification behaviors facilitate diversification and colonization of the Music frogs under a changing paleoclimate Open
View article: Description of a new karst-adapted species of the subgenus Japonigekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Gekko) from Guangxi, southern China
Description of a new karst-adapted species of the subgenus Japonigekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Gekko) from Guangxi, southern China Open
A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768, Gekko paucituberculatus sp. nov. , is described here, based on two specimens from Tianyang District, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It was placed in subgenus Japonigekk…
View article: The Critically Endangered Chinese Pangolin (Manis Pentadactyla) Surviving in the Cracks Under Urbanization in Shenzhen
The Critically Endangered Chinese Pangolin (Manis Pentadactyla) Surviving in the Cracks Under Urbanization in Shenzhen Open
View article: Redefinition of the <italic>Odorrana versabilis</italic> Group, with a New Species from China (Anura, Ranidae, <italic>Odorrana</italic>)
Redefinition of the <italic>Odorrana versabilis</italic> Group, with a New Species from China (Anura, Ranidae, <italic>Odorrana</italic>) Open
Taxonomic studies of the Odorrana versabilis group have been consistently disorganized, and they have often been incorrectly associated with an abandoned subgenus or genus Bamburana in existing literature. In this study, we conducted an in…
View article: Discovery of a new cryptic Achalinus Peters, 1869 (Serpentes, Xenodermidae) species from Hunan Province, China
Discovery of a new cryptic Achalinus Peters, 1869 (Serpentes, Xenodermidae) species from Hunan Province, China Open
A new species, Achalinus sheni sp. nov. , from central Hunan Province is described, based on the results of molecular systematics and morphological characters according to five specimens. Our molecular phylogeny inferred from the mitochond…
View article: A new species of stream-living toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo) from Guangdong, China
A new species of stream-living toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo) from Guangdong, China Open
In this work, we describe a new species of genus Bufo , Bufo exiguus sp. nov. from Mt. Nankun, Guangdong Province, China. This new species can be distinguished from all congeners by significant divergences in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA and…
View article: Generic classification of Asian horned toads (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae) and monograph of Chinese species
Generic classification of Asian horned toads (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae) and monograph of Chinese species Open
The subfamily Megophryinae, as a representative batrachian group of the Oriental Realm and one of the most diverse groups of amphibians, has attracted considerable attention due to continued conjecture regarding its generic classification …
View article: A new species of stream-living toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo) from Guangdong, China
A new species of stream-living toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo) from Guangdong, China Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Qi, Shuo, Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Song, Han-Ming, Wei, Shi-Chao, Zhong, Qi-Feng, Wang, Ying-Yong (2023): A new species of stream-living toad (Anura: Bufon…
View article: On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri (Boulenger, 1909)
On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri (Boulenger, 1909) Open
Hebius sauteri (Boulenger, 1909) has been long recognized as a widely distributed species with three subspecies, namely Hebius sauteri sauteri from Taiwan Island and southeastern China, Hebius sauteri bourreti (Malnate, 1962) from northern…
View article: On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Squamata, Natricidae), with redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri from China
On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Squamata, Natricidae), with redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri from China Open
Hebius sauteri (Boulenger, 1909) has been long recognized as a widely distributed species with three subspecies, namely Hebius sauteri sauteri from Taiwan Island and southeastern China, Hebius sauteri bourreti (Malnate, 1962) from northern…
View article: Taxonomic clarifications on the floating frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae: Occidozyga sensu lato) in southeastern China
Taxonomic clarifications on the floating frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae: Occidozyga sensu lato) in southeastern China Open
The recognition for the floating frogs’ genus Occidozyga is in controversy for decades, and the species diversity of these frogs has recently been considered to be underestimated. In southeastern China, two floating frog species are curren…
View article: A new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from South China, with comments on the taxonomic status of L. chishuiensis and L. purpurus
A new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from South China, with comments on the taxonomic status of L. chishuiensis and L. purpurus Open
A new species of Leaf Litter Toad, Leptobrachella shimentaina sp. nov. , is described from the Shimentai and Luokeng nature reserves of northern Guangdong Province, southern China. The new taxon can be distinguished from all recognized con…
View article: Erratum: SHUO QI, ZHI-TONG LYU, JIAN WANG, YUN-MING MO, ZHAO-CHI ZENG, YANG-JIN ZENG, KE-YUAN DAI, YUAN-QIU LI, L. LEE GRISMER &amp; YING-YONG WANG (2022) Three new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern China. Zootaxa, 5072: 401–438.
Erratum: SHUO QI, ZHI-TONG LYU, JIAN WANG, YUN-MING MO, ZHAO-CHI ZENG, YANG-JIN ZENG, KE-YUAN DAI, YUAN-QIU LI, L. LEE GRISMER & YING-YONG WANG (2022) Three new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern China. Zootaxa, 5072: 401–438. Open
View article: Description of three new Boulenophrys species from eastern Guangdong, China, emphasizing the urgency of ecological conservation in this region (Anura, Megophryidae)
Description of three new Boulenophrys species from eastern Guangdong, China, emphasizing the urgency of ecological conservation in this region (Anura, Megophryidae) Open
The hilly region in eastern Guangdong, China lacks comprehensive scientific investigations for decades, especially in terms of herpetofauna. In recent years, several highly threatened amphibians have been gradually discovered from this reg…
View article: A new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from South China, with comments on the taxonomic status of L. chishuiensis and L. purpurus
A new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from South China, with comments on the taxonomic status of L. chishuiensis and L. purpurus Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Wang, Jian, Qi, Shuo, Dai, Ke-Yuan, Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Chen, Hong-Hui, Li, Yuan-Qiu, Zhao, Yong-You, Wang, Yun-Ze, Wang, Ying-Yong (2…
View article: On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri (Boulenger, 1909)
On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri (Boulenger, 1909) Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Li, Mao-Liang, Ren, Jin-Long, Huang, Jun-Jie, Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Qi, Shuo, Jiang, Ke, Wang, Ying-Yong, Li, Jia-Tang (2022): On the validity of Hebius…
View article: A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Caudata, Salamandridae) from Guangdong, southern China, with discussion on the subgenera and species groups within the genus
A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Caudata, Salamandridae) from Guangdong, southern China, with discussion on the subgenera and species groups within the genus Open
In this work, a new species of the genus Tylototriton is described from Guangdong, southern China. Tylototriton sini sp. nov. was recorded as T. asperrimus for decades, and was indicated to represent an independent lineage based on recent …
View article: A new species of Music frog (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) from Mt Daming, Guangxi, China
A new species of Music frog (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) from Mt Daming, Guangxi, China Open
Nidirana guangxiensis sp. nov. , a new music frog species, is proposed, based on a series of specimens collected from Mt Daming, Guangxi, southern China. The new species is close to N. yeae , N. daunchina , N. yaoica , and N. chapaensis fr…
View article: A new species of Torrent frog (Anura, Ranidae, Amolops) from the Coastal Hills of Southeastern China
A new species of Torrent frog (Anura, Ranidae, Amolops) from the Coastal Hills of Southeastern China Open
The Amolops populations in the coastal hills in eastern Guangdong and southern Fujian, China, were controversially recorded as A. hongkongensis or A. daiyunensis before. In this study, based on the morphological examination and phylogeneti…
View article: A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii
A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii Open
Based on combined morphological and osteological characters and molecular phylogenetics, we describe a new species of the genus Elaphe that was discovered from the south slope of the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China, namely Elaphe xiphodo…
View article: Phylogeny and evolution of habitat preference in Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) and their correlation with karst and granite-stream-adapted ecomorphologies in species groups from Vietnam
Phylogeny and evolution of habitat preference in Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) and their correlation with karst and granite-stream-adapted ecomorphologies in species groups from Vietnam Open
Maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) analyses using two mitochondrial (16S and cyt b ) and two nuclear (CMOS and RAG1) genes and 103 specimens recovered the first phylogenies of all 23 extant species of Goniurosaurus . The a…
View article: Erratum: THOMAS ZIEGLER, CUONG THE PHAM, TAN VAN NGUYEN, TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN, JIAN WANG, YING-YONG WANG, BRYAN L. STUART &amp; MINH DUC LE (2019) A new species of Opisthotropis from northern Vietnam previously misidentified as the Yellow-spotted Mountain Stream Keelback O. maculosa Stuart &amp; Chuaynkern, 2007 (Squamata: Natricidae). Zootaxa, 4613, 579–586.
Erratum: THOMAS ZIEGLER, CUONG THE PHAM, TAN VAN NGUYEN, TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN, JIAN WANG, YING-YONG WANG, BRYAN L. STUART & MINH DUC LE (2019) A new species of Opisthotropis from northern Vietnam previously misidentified as the Yellow-spotted Mountain Stream Keelback O. maculosa Stuart & Chuaynkern, 2007 (Squamata: Natricidae). Zootaxa, 4613, 579–586. Open
Ziegler, Thomas, Pham, Cuong The, Nguyen, Tan Van, Nguyen, Truong Quang, Wang, Jian, Wang, Ying-Yong, Stuart, Bryan L., Le, Minh Duc (2021): THOMAS ZIEGLER, CUONG THE PHAM, TAN VAN NGUYEN, TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN JIAN WANG, YING-YONG WANG, BRY…
View article: Three new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern China
Three new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern China Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Qi, Shuo, Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Wang, Jian, Mo, Yun-Ming, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Zeng, Yang-Jin, Dai, Ke-Yuan, Li, Yuan-Qiu, Grismer, L. Lee, Wang, Ying-Yong (…
View article: A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii
A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Qi, Shuo, Shi, Jing-Song, Ma, Yan-Bo, Gao, Yi-Fei, Bu, Shu-Hai, Grismer, L. Lee, Li, Pi-Peng, Wang, Ying-Yong (2021): A sheep in wolf's clothing:…