The updated checklists of amphibians and reptiles of China
Kai Wang, Ren Jinlong, Chen Hongman, Lyu Zhitong, Guo Xianguang, Ke Jiang, Chen Jinmin, Jia‐Tang Li, Guo Peng, Wang Yingyong, Che Jing
Abstract
We updated the checklists of extant, native amphibians and reptiles of China based on the previously published checklist of reptiles in 2015, the online checklist of amphibians on the database AmphibiaChina, newly published data as of December 2019, and previously uncollected literature prior to 2015. In total, the amphibian fauna of China consists of 515 species in 62 genera, 13 families, and three orders (Anura: 431 species in 47 genera and nine families; Caudata: 82 species in 14 genera and four
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ChinaAmphibianHerpetologyZoologyGeographyBiologyEcologyArchaeologyAmphibian and Reptile BiologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and Conservation