scholarly journals A report on the herpetofauna of Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 14434-14451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Huan Yang ◽  
Xiang-Yuan Huang ◽  
Jian-Fang Ye ◽  
Shen-Pin Yang ◽  
Xing-Chao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Systematic Study ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Survey Results

We present the results from a series of herpetological surveys conducted in the Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China between April 2014 and November 2018.  A total of 59 species of amphibians and reptiles (one salamander, 30 batrachians, four lizards, and 24 snakes) were recorded during the surveys including three newly described amphibian species and 17 new records for Tengchong, 10 of which also represent new generic records for the area.  Natural history notes of some little-known species are presented.  Our survey results clearly demonstrate that the herpetofauna diversity of this mountain range is still underestimated and warrants further systematic study.

scholarly journals Introduction to a four-year biodiversity survey of Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, in the footsteps of pioneering naturalists in western Yunnan, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 14391-14401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bosco Pui Lok Chan ◽  
Zeng Bi ◽  
Shao-Zhong Duan
Keyword(s):  
Yunnan Province ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Biodiversity Survey ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Western Yunnan ◽  
History Of

The Gaoligongshan Mountains in Yunnan Province, southwestern China, is one of the biologically richest areas on Earth.  In 2014, we launched a four-year biodiversity survey in the Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve and its immediate vicinity, aiming to update the current diversity, distribution, and status of the mammals, birds, herpetofauna, freshwater fishes, and butterflies on which we have expertise.  Despite the intensity of earlier scientific explorations, our survey resulted in the discoveries of a new genus, a number of new species, genera and species new to China, Gaoligongshan, or Tengchong County, and updated the altitude limits for some species.  Species richness of mammalian and avian fauna, the two groups most susceptible to habitat loss and hunting, remains remarkably high, but past impacts of hunting and habitat degradation were in evidence.  Our results clearly illustrate the immense conservation value of this mountain range and the necessity for more in-depth, focused biodiversity field surveys.  This monograph summarizes our findings, and this chapter gives an overview of the geography, climate, vegetation, and ecology of Tengchong, a history of earlier and present biodiversity explorations, and conservation recommendations based on our findings.  

scholarly journals Mammals of Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 14402-14414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Li ◽  
Xiang-Yuan Huang ◽  
Xing-Chao Zhang ◽  
Xing-Xi Zhao ◽  
Jian-Huan Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Black Bear ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Asiatic Black Bear ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Low Altitude

We conducted field surveys on the mammalian diversity in the Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China, using camera trap and transect method between April 2014 and May 2018.  A total of 46 identifiable mammal species were recorded, including one new record for China and nine new species for the Tengchong County.  Of the 46 species, nine are globally threatened (three Endangered and six Vulnerable) and six are Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Species richness of most mammal groups in Tengchong remains high compared to similar sites in neighbouring countries; however, encounter rates for species vulnerable to high hunting pressures were quite low and large carnivores, except the Asiatic Black Bear, were either extirpated or at critically low numbers.  Future surveys should cover a wider elevation range and a variety of microhabitats to increase the probability of detecting the species not yet recorded.  To enhance the conservation value of the reserve for the diverse mammalian community, poaching and livestock grazing should be further controlled; in addition, protection and restoration of low-altitude forests should be encouraged.  Monitoring and research on selected flagship species should also be conducted.

A new species of Craterium (Myxomycetes, Physaraceae) growing on living grass and new records of the genus from China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 443 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
BO ZHANG ◽  
HAIXIA MA ◽  
ZHUANG LI ◽  
YU LI ◽  
XIAO LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
Northeastern China ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Fruiting Bodies ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron

A new species of Craterium (C. subpurpurea) collected in the Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jilin Province, northeastern China, is described. The fruiting bodies of C. subpurpurea are long cylindrical with distinct ridges, with large spinulose spores (8–10 μm diam.) as well as a persistent purplish pale peridium at the base of the sporotheca. A newly described species, C. aureonuleatum, has been documented in China for the first time, based on material collected from the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, Hubei Province and the Gexigou National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province. Craterium aureonuleatum is characterized by a yellowish pseudocolumella at the apex of the sporocarp and a persistent cup-like peridium when mature. Descriptions and scanning electron micrographs for these members of the genus Craterium are provided.

A preliminary report on butterfly fauna (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 14452-14470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yik Fui Philip Lo ◽  
Zheng Bi
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
Butterfly Species ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Western Yunnan ◽  
Butterfly Fauna

The butterfly fauna of Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, western Yunnan, China was investigated during a series of field surveys conducted between April 2014 and May 2018.  A total of 216 butterfly species were recorded (Hesperiidae 41, Papilionidae 20, Pieridae 21, Lycaenidae 45, and Nymphalidae 89), of which 179 represent new records for Tengchong.  Significant findings include paratype materials of a recently described genus and a subspecies, respectively, as well as three national and five provincial new records.  Several obscure species were rediscovered during the survey, including two taxa that have not been recorded since their descriptions, Celaenorrhinus morena Evans, 1949 and Thoressa pedla pedla (Evans, 1956).  The result of the survey is presented herein with notes on some little-known species. Additionally, past records on Tengchong butterfly fauna were reviewed and a name is treated as nomen nudum. 

Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) in Nanling National Nature Reserve, Guangdong, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4830 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-370
Author(s):  
XIAO-DUAN FANG ◽  
GE-CHENG OUYANG ◽  
WEI-NAN WU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Phytoseiid Mites ◽  
South Side ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Natural Reserve ◽  
Two New Species

Nanling National Nature Reserve is the biggest natural reserve in Guangdong Province. It is located on the south side of the Nanling middle mountain range, bordering on Hunan Province. During Oct. 28–Nov. 2, 2018, a survey was carried out to investigate the fauna of phytoseiid mites in Nanling National Nature Reserve. A total of 17 species in eight genera and two subfamilies was recorded, including two new species Transeius conyzoides Fang & Wu sp. nov. and Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) huangjiaensis Fang & Wu sp. nov. A checklist of all species is presented in this paper, and the two new species are described and illustrated. 

A new species of the genus Sanmenia Song & Kim, 1992 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Yunnan Province, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1151 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZI-ZHONG YANG ◽  
MING-SHENG ZHU ◽  
DA-XIANG SONG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Sanmenia gongshan sp. nov., is described based on five males and eight females collected from Gongshan County of the Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve and three males from Yingjiang County of Yunnan Province, China. A revised diagnosis and distribution for the genus Sanmenia are given.

scholarly journals The spiders of the Swartberg Nature Reserve in South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae)

Koedoe ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman ◽  
A.E. Van der Walt ◽  
M. De Jager ◽  
E. Le Roux ◽  
A. Van der Berg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Western Cape Province ◽  
Succulent Karoo ◽  
Annotated Checklist

The Swartberg Nature Reserve is situated in the Large Swartberg mountain range, in the Oudtshoorn district of the Western Cape Province. Spiders were collected from the reserve over a 10-year period. This is one of the inventory projects of the South African National Survey (SANSA) for spiders of the Succulent Karoo Biome. A total of 45 families comprising 136 genera and 186 species were collected, all which are new records for the area. This represents about 9.4 of the total known South African spider fauna. Of the spiders collected 142 species (76.5 ) were wanderers and 44 (23.5 ) web dwellers. The plant dwellers comprised 43.3 of the total number of species and the ground dwellers 56.7 . The Gnaphosidae was the most diverse family represented by 33 species, followed by the Salticidae with 23 and Thomisidae with 15. Ten species are possibly new to science and the Filistatidae is a first record for South Africa. An annotated checklist with information on the guilds, habitat preference and web types are provided.

scholarly journals Diversity Diversity of the genus Theloderma (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Son La Province

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Van Anh ◽  
Nguyen Quang Truong
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Frankfurt Am Main ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

We recorded five species of the genus Theloderma on the basis of new amphibian collection from Son La Province between 2012 and 2016. Four species, Theloderma asperum, T. bicolor, T. gordoni and T. lateriticum, are recorded for the first time from this province. Our findings brought the total number of amphibian species recorded from Son La province up to 45. We also provide additional information about morphology and natural history of the afore mentioned species. Keywords Copia, Muong Do, Muong La, New records, Sop Cop, Theloderma References [1] Cục Kiểm lâm, http://www.kiemlam.org.vn/, tham khảo số liệu diễn biến rừng tháng tính đến tháng 12 năm 2012. Tra cứu ngày 6/4/2014.[2] Lê Nguyên Ngật, Nguyễn Văn Sáng, Kết quả khảo sát lưỡng cư, bò sát ở Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên Copia, tỉnh Sơn La, Kỷ yếu Hội nghị khoa học toàn quốc về Sinh thái và Tài nguyên sinh vật lần thứ 3 (2009), tr:467-471.[3] Nguyen, S.V., Ho, C. T., Nguyen, T. Q., Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, 2009.[4] Nguyễn Văn Sáng, Nguyễn Xuân Đặng và Nguyễn Quảng Trường, Đa dạng về thành phần loài Bò sát và Ếch nhái ở Khu Bảo tồn thiên nhiên Xuân Nha, tỉnh Sơn La, Tạp chí Sinh học, 32(4) (2010), tr:54-61.[5] Phạm Văn Anh, Từ Văn Hoàng, Khăm Đi Pheng Kia Chư, Nguyễn Quảng Trường, Nguyễn Lân Hùng Sơn, Nguyễn Kim Tiến, Thành phần loài Lưỡng cư (Amphibia) và Bò sát (Reptilia) ở Thành phố Sơn La, tỉnh Sơn La, Kỷ yếu Hội nghị khoa học toàn quốc về Sinh thái và Tài nguyên sinh vật lần thứ 6 (2015) tr: 461-467.[6] Bourret, R., Les Batraciens de l’Indochine [Hanoi], Institut Océanographique de l’Indochine, 1942.[7] Taylor, E. H., The Amphibian fauna of Thailand, The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, Vol. XLIII, No.8, 1962.[8] Bain, R. H., Nguyen, Q. T. and Doan, V. K., A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northwestern Vietnam, Zootaxa 2191 (2009) : 58–68.[9] Hecht, V. L., Pham, C. T., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, T. Q., Bonkowski, M. & Ziegler T., “First report on the herpetofauna of Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve, northeastern Vietnam”, Biodiversity Journal, 4(4) (2013): 507–552.[10] Luu, Q. V., Le, X. C., Do, Q. H., Hoang, T. T., Nguyen, Q. T., Bonkowski, M. & Ziegler, T., “New records of amphibians from Thuong Tien Nature Reserve, Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam”, Herpetology Notes, 7 (2014): 51–58.

scholarly journals Current status of birds in Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 14415-14433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Zheng ◽  
Fei Li ◽  
Zheng Bi ◽  
Xing-Chao Zhang ◽  
Ji-Guo Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Bird Species Richness ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Lower Elevation ◽  
High Elevations ◽  
Intensive Development

We summarised the results of a four-year ornithological survey in the Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve and its immediate vicinity, and compiled an inventory of the present avifauna.  In total, 387 bird species were recorded in Tengchong from 2014 to 2018, including 116 which were hitherto undocumented.  The birds of Tengchong represented 48.9% of avifauna in Yunnan province, with a particularly rich elements of the Himalayan avifauna.  This immense bird species richness suggests that Tengchong is an important site for the preservation of Asian montane forest birds.  Although the current protected area system covered most of the intact forests in mid- to high-elevations, more conservation intervention should be allocated to lower elevation habitats below 2000m, which are largely outside the reserve boundaries and facing intensive development pressures. 

Carlisle Museum's Natural History Record Bureau, 1902–1912: Britain's first local environmental records centre

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Robin M. Sellers ◽  
Stephen Hewitt
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Falco Peregrinus ◽  
Corvus Corax ◽  
Buteo Buteo ◽  
Local Newspaper ◽  
History Record ◽  
Economic Ornithology ◽  
The Impact

Carlisle Museum's Natural History Record Bureau, Britain's first local environmental records centre, collected and collated records, mainly of birds but including also mammals and fishes, from amateur naturalists. It initially covered an area of 80 kilometres around Carlisle, and later from Cumberland, Westmorland and the detached portion of Lancashire north of Morecambe Bay: in effect the modern-day county of Cumbria. At the end of each year, those records which had been accepted were logged in a special “Record Book”, and a summary published. For the first eight years of its ten-year existence (1902–1912), these were printed in the local newspaper, The Carlisle Journal, but from 1908 they also appeared in The Zoologist. Alongside the Record Bureau, the Museum undertook a number of other activities, including a short-lived attempt to establish a bird-ringing project, an investigation into the impact of black-headed gulls ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus) on farming and fisheries interests (an early example of economic ornithology), the setting up of Kingmoor Nature Reserve and the protection of nesting peregrines ( Falco peregrinus), buzzards ( Buteo buteo) and ravens ( Corvus corax). The effectiveness of the Natural History Record Bureau and the reasons for its demise are briefly discussed.

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