New vertebrate forms discovered in China in 2021

doi:10.17520/biods.2022225

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Abstract:

Aims: To collate and report new vertebrate species discovered in China in 2021.

Methods: This paper summarized the basic information of new vertebrates published in literature in 2021, including 83 papers and one website (http://www.birdreport.cn/).

Results: In 2021, 95 vertebrate species were newly discovered in China, including 80 new species and 15 national new record species. Among them, there were 15 new species of fish, 28 new species of amphibian, 31 new species and 10 national new record species of reptiles, 1 new species and 3 national new record species of bird, 5 new species and 2 national new record species of mammal. Among them, cold-blooded vertebrates accounted for 88%, suggesting that they are the focus of future taxonomic research of vertebrates; most of amphibians and reptiles are Anuran and Squamata, having 27 and 40 species, accounted 96% and 98% of the total new species of them, respectively. All newly added mammals belong to small types. The distribution of these new vertebrates involves 30 provincial regions, including 33 species in Yunnan, 11 species in Sichuan, 10 species in Guangxi, 7 species in Xizang and Guangdong, 6 species in Taiwan, totally accounting for 70.5% of the total new vertebrates. Only 5 or fewer species were discovered in other provincial regions. A total of 84 species (accounting for 88%) have been supported from molecular systematics, suggesting that the application of molecular systematics technology is still an important method for the classification of taxa. Most of the species of new vertebrates discovered in China in 2021 were published by Chinese scholars, except for the 3 new national record species of birds, the rest were officially published in English journals, of which 3 journals in China have published 21 new species and 2 new records.

Conclusion: This work provides comprehensive basic information for the classification and protection of vertebrates in China, also indicates that taxonomic studies, particularly the cold-blooded vertebrates, should be the continuous focus of biodiversity research in China. An integrative taxonomic approach, including molecular genetic data, should be more important in future studies.

Key words: vertebrates, new species, new record, China

Jianping Jiang, Bo Cai, Bin Wang, Weitao Chen, Zhixin Wen, Dezhi Zhang. New vertebrate forms discovered in China in 2021[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2022, 30(8): 22225.

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纲和目 Class and order	科数 No. of family	属数 No. of genus	物种数 No. of species
辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopterygii	10	14	15
鳗鲡目 Anguilliformes	2	3	3
鲤形目 Cypriniformes	3	6	6
鳕形目 Gadiformes	1	1	1
鲈形目 Perciformes	2	2	2
鲇形目 Siluriformes	2	2	3
两栖纲 Amphibia	6	12	28
无尾目 Anura	5	11	27
有尾目 Caudata	1	1	1
爬行纲 Reptilia	12	21	41
龟鳖目 Testudines	1	1	1
有鳞目 Squamata	11	20	40
鸟纲 Aves	4	4	4
雀形目 Passeriformes	1	1	1
鸽形目 Columbiformes	1	1	1
鸻形目 Charadriiformes	1	1	1
鲣鸟目 Suliformes	1	1	1
哺乳纲 Mammalia	5	7	7
劳亚食虫目 Eulipotyphla	1	2	2
啮齿目 Rodentia	3	3	3
翼手目 Chiroptera	1	2	2
合计 Sum	37	58	95

纲和目 Class and order	科数 No. of family	属数 No. of genus	物种数 No. of species
辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopterygii	10	14	15
鳗鲡目 Anguilliformes	2	3	3
鲤形目 Cypriniformes	3	6	6
鳕形目 Gadiformes	1	1	1
鲈形目 Perciformes	2	2	2
鲇形目 Siluriformes	2	2	3
两栖纲 Amphibia	6	12	28
无尾目 Anura	5	11	27
有尾目 Caudata	1	1	1
爬行纲 Reptilia	12	21	41
龟鳖目 Testudines	1	1	1
有鳞目 Squamata	11	20	40
鸟纲 Aves	4	4	4
雀形目 Passeriformes	1	1	1
鸽形目 Columbiformes	1	1	1
鸻形目 Charadriiformes	1	1	1
鲣鸟目 Suliformes	1	1	1
哺乳纲 Mammalia	5	7	7
劳亚食虫目 Eulipotyphla	1	2	2
啮齿目 Rodentia	3	3	3
翼手目 Chiroptera	1	2	2
合计 Sum	37	58	95

纲目科 Class, order, family	属数 No. of genus	物种数 No. of species	纲目科 Class, order, family	属数 No. of genus	物种数 No. of species
辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopterygii			睑虎科 Eublepharidae	1	1
鳗鲡目 Anguilliformes			壁虎科 Gekkonidae	3	7
海鳝科 Muraenidae	2	2	蜥蜴科 Lacertidae	1	1
短尾康吉鳗科 Colocongridae	1	1	鬣蜥科 Agamidae	2	4
鲤形目 Cypriniformes			闪皮蛇科 Xenodermatidae	1	5
爬岩鳅科 Gastromyzontidae	1	1	钝头蛇科 Pareatidae	1	2
条鳅科 Nemacheilidae	4	4	蝰科 Viperidae	2	3
沙鳅科 Botiidae	1	1	花条蛇科 Psammophiidae	1	1
鳕形目 Gadiformes			眼镜蛇科 Elapidae	1	3
稚鳕科 Moridae	1	1	游蛇科 Colubridae	5	9
鲈形目 Perciformes			水游蛇科 Natricidae	2	4
鱚科 Sillaginidae	1	1	鸟纲 Aves
鮨科 Serranidae	1	1	雀形目 Passeriformes
鲇形目 Siluriformes			燕科 Hirundinidae	1	1
鲿科 Bagridae	1	2	鸽形目 Columbiformes
钝头鮠科 Amblycipitidae	1	1	鸠鸽科 Columbidae	1	1
两栖纲 Amphibia			鸻形目 Charadriiformes
无尾目 Anura			鸥科 Laridae	1	1
角蟾科 Megophryidae	2	13	鲣鸟目 Suliformes
蛙科 Ranidae	4	7	蛇鹈科 Anhingidae	1	1
叉舌蛙科 Dicroglossidae	1	1	哺乳纲 Mammalia
树蛙科 Rhacophoridae	2	3	劳亚食虫目 Eulipotyphla
姬蛙科 Microhylidae	2	3	鼹科 Talpidae	2	2
有尾目 Caudata			啮齿目 Rodentia
蝾螈科 Salamandridae	1	1	松鼠科 Sciuridae	1	1
爬行纲 Reptilia			刺山鼠科 Platacanthomyidae	1	1
龟鳖目 Testudines			鼠科 Muridae	1	1
鳖科 Trionychidae	1	1	翼手目 Chiroptera
有鳞目 Squamata			蝙蝠科 Vespertilionidae	2	2

纲目科 Class, order, family	属数 No. of genus	物种数 No. of species	纲目科 Class, order, family	属数 No. of genus	物种数 No. of species
辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopterygii			睑虎科 Eublepharidae	1	1
鳗鲡目 Anguilliformes			壁虎科 Gekkonidae	3	7
海鳝科 Muraenidae	2	2	蜥蜴科 Lacertidae	1	1
短尾康吉鳗科 Colocongridae	1	1	鬣蜥科 Agamidae	2	4
鲤形目 Cypriniformes			闪皮蛇科 Xenodermatidae	1	5
爬岩鳅科 Gastromyzontidae	1	1	钝头蛇科 Pareatidae	1	2
条鳅科 Nemacheilidae	4	4	蝰科 Viperidae	2	3
沙鳅科 Botiidae	1	1	花条蛇科 Psammophiidae	1	1
鳕形目 Gadiformes			眼镜蛇科 Elapidae	1	3
稚鳕科 Moridae	1	1	游蛇科 Colubridae	5	9
鲈形目 Perciformes			水游蛇科 Natricidae	2	4
鱚科 Sillaginidae	1	1	鸟纲 Aves
鮨科 Serranidae	1	1	雀形目 Passeriformes
鲇形目 Siluriformes			燕科 Hirundinidae	1	1
鲿科 Bagridae	1	2	鸽形目 Columbiformes
钝头鮠科 Amblycipitidae	1	1	鸠鸽科 Columbidae	1	1
两栖纲 Amphibia			鸻形目 Charadriiformes
无尾目 Anura			鸥科 Laridae	1	1
角蟾科 Megophryidae	2	13	鲣鸟目 Suliformes
蛙科 Ranidae	4	7	蛇鹈科 Anhingidae	1	1
叉舌蛙科 Dicroglossidae	1	1	哺乳纲 Mammalia
树蛙科 Rhacophoridae	2	3	劳亚食虫目 Eulipotyphla
姬蛙科 Microhylidae	2	3	鼹科 Talpidae	2	2
有尾目 Caudata			啮齿目 Rodentia
蝾螈科 Salamandridae	1	1	松鼠科 Sciuridae	1	1
爬行纲 Reptilia			刺山鼠科 Platacanthomyidae	1	1
龟鳖目 Testudines			鼠科 Muridae	1	1
鳖科 Trionychidae	1	1	翼手目 Chiroptera
有鳞目 Squamata			蝙蝠科 Vespertilionidae	2	2

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