New vertebrate species discovered in China in 2022

doi:10.17520/biods.2023241

Abstract

Abstract:

Aim: To collate and report new vertebrate species discovered in China in 2022.

Methods: This paper summarizes the basic information on vertebrate species discoveries published in 2022, including 87 papers and 1 annual report of bird watching in China (http://www.birdreport.cn/).

Results: In 2022, 120 vertebrate species were discovered in China, including 98 species new to science, 17 species not previously reported in China, and 5 valid species upgraded from subspecies. These species belong to 17 orders, 43 families, and 71 genera. Among them are 30 new species of fishes; 44 species of amphibians, including 34 new species and 10 newly recorded in China; 26 species of reptiles, including 21 new species and 3 newly recorded in China, and 2 species upgraded from subspecies; 6 species of birds, including 1 new species, 3 newly recorded in China, and 2 species upgraded from subspecies; 14 species of mammals, including 12 new species, 1 newly recorded in China and 1 species upgraded from subspecies. Cold-blooded vertebrates account for 83% of new species discoveries; most of the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals were species of Cypriniformes, Anura, Squamata, and Rodentia, with 22, 37, 25, and 11 species, respectively. These 120 newly discovered vertebrates were recorded in 26 provincial regions. Of these species, 106 were only recorded in one provincial region. A total of 97 of these species have been supported by molecular systematics. There were 111 species described by Chinese scholars; 105 species were published in journals, and 19 species of these were published in three English journals in China.

Conclusion: This work provides important basic information for the classification and protection of vertebrates in China. In addition, it also indicates that cold-blooded vertebrates are the key group of the vertebrate species diversity research in China, and that an integrated classification approach is essential to support future taxonomic studies.

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

Jianping Jiang, Bo Cai, Bin Wang, Weitao Chen, Zhixin Wen, Dezhi Zhang, Lulu Sui, Shun Ma. New vertebrate species discovered in China in 2022[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2023, 31(10): 23241.

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纲和目 Class and order	科数 No. of families	属数 No. of genera	物种数 No. of species	纲和目 Class and order	科数 No. of families	属数 No. of genera	物种数 No. of species
辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopterygii	11	16	30	鸟纲 Aves	5	5	6
鲤形目 Cypriniformes	4	9	22	雀形目 Passeriformes	2	2	3
虾虎鱼目 Gobiiformes	2	2	3	鸻形目 Charadriiformes	2	2	2
海蛾鱼目 Pegasiformes	1	1	1	鹱形目 Procellariiformes	1	1	1
鲈形目 Perciformes	1	1	1	哺乳纲 Mammalia	8	8	14
鲇形目 Siluriformes	2	2	2	鲸偶蹄目 Cetartiodactyla	1	1	1
合鳃目 Synbranchiformes	1	1	1	翼手目 Chiroptera	1	1	1
两栖纲 Amphibia	8	25	44	劳亚食虫目 Eulipotyphla	1	1	1
无尾目 Anura	6	20	37	啮齿目 Rodentia	5	5	11
有尾目 Caudata	2	5	7	合计 Total	43	71	120
爬行纲 Reptilia	11	17	26
龟鳖目 Testudines	1	1	1
有鳞目 Squamata	10	16	25

纲和目 Class and order	科数 No. of families	属数 No. of genera	物种数 No. of species	纲和目 Class and order	科数 No. of families	属数 No. of genera	物种数 No. of species
辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopterygii	11	16	30	鸟纲 Aves	5	5	6
鲤形目 Cypriniformes	4	9	22	雀形目 Passeriformes	2	2	3
虾虎鱼目 Gobiiformes	2	2	3	鸻形目 Charadriiformes	2	2	2
海蛾鱼目 Pegasiformes	1	1	1	鹱形目 Procellariiformes	1	1	1
鲈形目 Perciformes	1	1	1	哺乳纲 Mammalia	8	8	14
鲇形目 Siluriformes	2	2	2	鲸偶蹄目 Cetartiodactyla	1	1	1
合鳃目 Synbranchiformes	1	1	1	翼手目 Chiroptera	1	1	1
两栖纲 Amphibia	8	25	44	劳亚食虫目 Eulipotyphla	1	1	1
无尾目 Anura	6	20	37	啮齿目 Rodentia	5	5	11
有尾目 Caudata	2	5	7	合计 Total	43	71	120
爬行纲 Reptilia	11	17	26
龟鳖目 Testudines	1	1	1
有鳞目 Squamata	10	16	25

纲目科 Class, order, family	属数 No. of genus	种数 No. of species	纲目科 Class, order, family	属数 No. of genus	种数 No. of species
辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopterygii			壁虎科 Gekkonidae	2	4
鲤形目 Cypriniformes			石龙子科 Scincidae	3	3
鳅鮀科 Gobionidae	1	1	两头蛇科 Calamariidae	1	1
鲤科 Cyprinidae	5	5	眼镜蛇科 Elapidae	1	1
条鳅科 Nemacheilidae	2	8	游蛇科 Colubridae	1	1
唐鱼科 Tanichthyidae	1	8	水游蛇科 Natricidae	2	2
虾虎鱼目 Gobiiformes			蝰科 Viperidae	1	1
虾虎鱼科 Gobiidae	1	2	闪皮蛇科 Xenodermidae	1	1
沙塘鳢科 Odontobutidae	1	1	龟鳖目 Testudines
海蛾鱼目 Pegasiformes			鳖科 Trionychidae	1	1
海蛾科 Pegasidae	1	1	鸟纲 Aves
鲈形目 Perciformes			鸻形目 Charadriiformes
鱚科 Sillaginidae	1	1	鸻科 Charadriidae	1	1
鲇形目 Siluriformes			鹬科 Scolopacidae	1	1
钝头鮠科 Amblycipitidae	1	1	雀形目 Passeriformes
鲿科 Bagridae	1	1	鹟科 Muscicapidae	1	2
合鳃目 Synbranchiformes			画眉科 Timaliidae	1	1
合鳃鳗科 Synaphobranchidae	1	1	鹱形目 Procellariiformes
两栖纲 Amphibia			鹱科 Procellariidae	1	1
无尾目 Anura			哺乳纲 Mammalia
蟾蜍科 Bufonidae	2	2	鲸偶蹄目 Cetartiodactyla
叉舌蛙科 Dicroglossidae	3	4	牛科 Bovidae	1	1
角蟾科 Megophryidae	4	12	翼手目 Chiroptera
姬蛙科 Microhylidae	2	2	蝙蝠科 Vespertilionidae	1	1
蛙科 Ranidae	5	11	劳亚食虫目 Eulipotyphla
树蛙科 Rhacophoridae	4	6	鼩鼱科 Soricidae	1	1
有尾目 Caudata			啮齿目 Rodentia
隐鳃鲵科 Cryptobranchidae	1	1	仓鼠科 Cricetidae	1	6
蝾螈科 Salamandridae	4	6	刺山鼠科 Platacanthomyidae	1	1
爬行纲 Reptilia			鼯鼠科 Pteromyidae	1	2
有鳞目 Squamata			松鼠科 Sciuridae	1	1
鬣蜥科 Agamidae	3	10	鼹形鼠科 Spalacidae	1	1
睑虎科 Eublepharidae	1	1

纲目科 Class, order, family	属数 No. of genus	种数 No. of species	纲目科 Class, order, family	属数 No. of genus	种数 No. of species
辐鳍鱼纲 Actinopterygii			壁虎科 Gekkonidae	2	4
鲤形目 Cypriniformes			石龙子科 Scincidae	3	3
鳅鮀科 Gobionidae	1	1	两头蛇科 Calamariidae	1	1
鲤科 Cyprinidae	5	5	眼镜蛇科 Elapidae	1	1
条鳅科 Nemacheilidae	2	8	游蛇科 Colubridae	1	1
唐鱼科 Tanichthyidae	1	8	水游蛇科 Natricidae	2	2
虾虎鱼目 Gobiiformes			蝰科 Viperidae	1	1
虾虎鱼科 Gobiidae	1	2	闪皮蛇科 Xenodermidae	1	1
沙塘鳢科 Odontobutidae	1	1	龟鳖目 Testudines
海蛾鱼目 Pegasiformes			鳖科 Trionychidae	1	1
海蛾科 Pegasidae	1	1	鸟纲 Aves
鲈形目 Perciformes			鸻形目 Charadriiformes
鱚科 Sillaginidae	1	1	鸻科 Charadriidae	1	1
鲇形目 Siluriformes			鹬科 Scolopacidae	1	1
钝头鮠科 Amblycipitidae	1	1	雀形目 Passeriformes
鲿科 Bagridae	1	1	鹟科 Muscicapidae	1	2
合鳃目 Synbranchiformes			画眉科 Timaliidae	1	1
合鳃鳗科 Synaphobranchidae	1	1	鹱形目 Procellariiformes
两栖纲 Amphibia			鹱科 Procellariidae	1	1
无尾目 Anura			哺乳纲 Mammalia
蟾蜍科 Bufonidae	2	2	鲸偶蹄目 Cetartiodactyla
叉舌蛙科 Dicroglossidae	3	4	牛科 Bovidae	1	1
角蟾科 Megophryidae	4	12	翼手目 Chiroptera
姬蛙科 Microhylidae	2	2	蝙蝠科 Vespertilionidae	1	1
蛙科 Ranidae	5	11	劳亚食虫目 Eulipotyphla
树蛙科 Rhacophoridae	4	6	鼩鼱科 Soricidae	1	1
有尾目 Caudata			啮齿目 Rodentia
隐鳃鲵科 Cryptobranchidae	1	1	仓鼠科 Cricetidae	1	6
蝾螈科 Salamandridae	4	6	刺山鼠科 Platacanthomyidae	1	1
爬行纲 Reptilia			鼯鼠科 Pteromyidae	1	2
有鳞目 Squamata			松鼠科 Sciuridae	1	1
鬣蜥科 Agamidae	3	10	鼹形鼠科 Spalacidae	1	1
睑虎科 Eublepharidae	1	1