生物多样性, 2023, 31(7): 23126 doi: 10.17520/biods.2023126

数据论文

中国蛇类形态、生活史和生态学特征数据集

王江1, 赵一凡1, 屈彦福1, 张财文2, 张亮3, 陈传武,1, 王彦平,,1,*

1.南京师范大学生命科学学院, 南京 210023

2.安徽大学生命科学学院, 合肥 230601

3.广东省科学院动物研究所, 广州 510260

A dataset of the morphological, life-history, and ecological traits of snakes in China

Jiang Wang1, Yifan Zhao1, Yanfu Qu1, Caiwen Zhang2, Liang Zhang3, Chuanwu Chen,1, Yanping Wang,,1,*

1. College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023

2. College of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601

3. Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260

通讯作者: *E-mail:wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn

编委: 江建平

责任编辑: 闫文杰

收稿日期: 2023-04-19   接受日期: 2023-06-5  

基金资助: 国家自然科学基金(31971545)
国家自然科学基金(32271734)
国家自然科学基金(32001226)

Corresponding authors: *E-mail:wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn

Received: 2023-04-19   Accepted: 2023-06-5  

摘要

截至2023年1月, 中国共记录312种蛇类, 是世界上蛇类多样性最丰富的国家之一。物种特征决定其在环境中的生存能力, 在进化生物学、生态学和保护生物学研究中具有重要作用。但是, 目前还没有关于我国蛇类形态学、生活史和生态学等特征的完整数据库。本文通过系统查阅已出版的蛇类专业书籍、已发表的文献和爬行动物数据库, 共收集整理了中国现有312种蛇类的41个特征数据。这些特征包括以下3个方面: 形态特征(包括鳞片、牙齿等25个特征)、生活史特征(包括体长、食性、捕食方式、繁殖方式、活动时间、有无毒性等11个特征)和生态学特征(包括是否中国/岛屿特有种、成体生境、地理分布范围和海拔分布等5个特征)。在收集的41个特征中, 除颏鳞、吻鳞和地理分布范围数据完整外(100%), 其余特征数据都有不同程度的缺失(完整度为7.72%-99.70%)。本数据集是目前中国最新和最完整的蛇类特征数据集, 可为我国蛇类的生态学、生物地理学和保护生物学等方面的研究提供基础数据支持。

数据库(集)基本信息简介

数据库(集)名称 中国蛇类形态、生活史和生态学特征数据集
作者 王江, 赵一凡, 屈彦福, 张财文, 张亮, 陈传武, 王彦平
通讯作者 王彦平(wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn)
时间范围 截止到2023年1月
地理区域 中国全域, 包括香港、台湾和澳门等地区
文件大小 610 KB
数据格式 .xlsx
数据链接 http://dataopen.info/home/datafile/index/id/288
http://doi.org/10.24889/do.202305002
https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2023126.zip
数据库(集)组成 数据集共包括1个数据文件和2个描述文件, 包括中国312种蛇类的41个物种特征

关键词: 中国蛇类; 形态特征; 生活史特征; 生态学特征; 地理分布

Abstract

As of January 2023, China has a total of 312 snake species, establishing itself as one of the most diverse countries in terms of snake biodiversity worldwide. The characteristics exhibited by snakes hold significant sway over their survival within their respective environments, making them an important role in the study of their evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation biology. However, a comprehensive dataset encompassing the morphological, life-history, and ecological traits of Chinese snakes has yet to be established. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive dataset comprising the various traits exhibited by Chinese snakes. To accomplish this goal, we conducted a systematic collection of data from a range of sources, including published snake books, the peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed literatures, as well as the Reptile Database (https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/). Our data compilation encompasses 41 distinctive traits, which were classified into three main types: morphological traits (25 traits such as scales and teeth), life-history traits (11 traits such as body length, diet, foraging mode, reproductive modes, clutch size, egg size, activity time, and venomousness), and ecological traits (5 traits such as Chinese/island endemism, adult habitat, geographical and elevational distributions). Among all these 41 traits, apart from geographical distribution, mental and rostral scales, which are 100% complete, the data on other traits were incomplete to varying degrees, ranging from 7.72% to 99.70%. This dataset is the most up-to-date and comprehensive collection of Chinese snake traits available to date. It provides a unique and invaluable resource for exploring the evolution, biogeography, ecology, and conservation biology of Chinese snakes.

Database/Dataset Profile

Title A dataset of the morphological, life-history and ecological traits of snakes in China
Authors Jiang Wang, Yifan Zhao, Yanfu Qu, Caiwen Zhang, Liang Zhang, Chuanwu Chen, Yanping Wang
Corresponding author Yanping Wang (wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn)
Time range Until January 2023
Geographical scope The People's Republic of China, including Taiwan, Hongkong, and Macao
File size 610 KB
Data format .xlsx
Data link http://dataopen.info/home/datafile/index/id/288
http://doi.org/10.24889/do.202305002
https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2023126.zip
Database/Dataset composition The dataset provided in this study consists of one data file and two descriptive files in total. It comprises 41 distinct species characteristics, covering all 312 snake species found in China.

Keywords: Chinese snakes; morphological traits; life-history traits; ecological traits; geographic distribution

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王江, 赵一凡, 屈彦福, 张财文, 张亮, 陈传武, 王彦平 (2023) 中国蛇类形态、生活史和生态学特征数据集. 生物多样性, 31, 23126. doi:10.17520/biods.2023126.

Jiang Wang, Yifan Zhao, Yanfu Qu, Caiwen Zhang, Liang Zhang, Chuanwu Chen, Yanping Wang (2023) A dataset of the morphological, life-history, and ecological traits of snakes in China. Biodiversity Science, 31, 23126. doi:10.17520/biods.2023126.

中国是世界上蛇类最丰富的国家之一。根据赵尔宓等(1998)主编的《中国动物志•爬行纲(第三卷): 有鳞目•蛇亚目》, 中国共有203种蛇类。赵尔宓(2006)随后主编的《中国蛇类》记录了205种中国蛇类的图片及相关信息。2021年黄松主编的《中国蛇类图鉴》则以图文结合的方式介绍了245种中国野生蛇类的形态特征, 并在其附录4《中国蛇类最新名录》中列出了297种中国蛇类(黄松, 2021)。王剀等(2020)发表的《中国两栖、爬行动物更新名录》记录了265种中国蛇类, 随后《2021年中国两栖、爬行动物分类变动汇总》(张栋儒等, 2021)和《2022年中国两栖、爬行动物分类变动汇总》(王剀等, 2022)系统梳理了2021年和2022年中国两栖、爬行动物分类变动情况。最近发布的《中国生物物种名录(2022版)》(中国科学院生物多样性委员会, 2022)则记录了292种中国蛇类。因此, 根据上述中国蛇类的书籍及文献, 截至2023年1月, 中国共有312种蛇类。但是, 迄今为止, 还没有一个有关中国蛇类的形态、生活史和生态学特征信息的完整数据库。鉴于物种特征在生态学、生物地理学、进化生物学和保护生物学研究中的重要性(王彦平等, 2021; 宋云枫等, 2022; 钟雨茜等, 2022), 急需系统整理一个完整的包含中国所有蛇类物种特征的数据库。

本研究通过查阅和检索1998年至2023年1月所发表的具有蛇类特征描述的专业书籍、文献和相关数据库, 系统整理了1个包含中国现有312种蛇类41个特征的数据集。这些蛇类特征主要包含三大类: 形态特征(包括鳞片、牙齿等25个特征)、生活史特征(包括体长、食性、捕食方式、繁殖方式、窝卵数、卵大小、活动时间、有无毒性等11个特征), 以及生态学特征(包括是否中国特有种、是否岛屿特有种、成体生境、地理分布、海拔分布5个特征)。

1 数据采集和处理方法

1.1 数据来源

数据来源截至2023年1月(主要在1998-2022年)出版的专业书籍、发表的文献和学术网站。通过筛选已出版的书籍、文献和数据库, 共收集了中国蛇类涉及形态学、生活史和生态学的41个特征。数据来源包括: (1)动物志:《中国动物志•爬行纲(第三卷): 有鳞目•蛇亚目》(赵尔宓等, 1998)。(2)相关专业书籍:《中国蛇类》(赵尔宓, 2006)、《中国蛇类图鉴》(黄松, 2021)、《中国蝮蛇》(郭鹏等, 2021)等。(3)期刊论文: 截至2022年底在学术期刊发表的有关中国蛇类新类群和新记录的文献。(4)学术网站: IUCN网站(https://www.iucnredlist.org/)、全球爬行类数据库网站(https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/)、谷歌学术(https://scholar.google.com/)等。

1.2 数据收集和整理

数据具体收集方法及步骤如下:

(1)物种名录确定。以最新出版的《中国蛇类图鉴》(黄松, 2021)记录的297种中国蛇类、《中国生物物种名录(2022版)》(中国科学院生物多样性委员会, 2022)记录的292种中国蛇类以及《2022年中国两栖、爬行动物分类变动汇总》(王剀等, 2022)等为基础物种名录。此外, 还通过“new species from China”和“蛇类新记录”等关键词在学术网站进行检索来获取最近发表的文献, 对物种名录进行了补充。最后, 在全球爬行类数据库网站(https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/)中对上述名录的每个物种逐一检索核对, 确定了中国现有324种蛇类的名录(中文名、英文名、拉丁学名), 并对其中12种具有争议或是亚种的物种进行了单独标注, 最终确定了312种中国蛇类的名录。

(2)对于形态特征, 首先检索了《中国蛇类》(赵尔宓, 2006)和《中国动物志•爬行纲(第三卷): 有鳞目•蛇亚目》(赵尔宓等, 1998), 并对这两本书中的数据进行了反复核对。然后, 使用《中国蛇类图鉴》(黄松, 2021)、《中国蝮蛇》(郭鹏等, 2021)这两本蛇类图鉴作为数据补充基础, 依据赵尔宓(2006)对鳞片和形态特征的定义和描述方式, 选择清晰且能反映具体鳞片信息和躯体颜色的高质量照片对缺失数据进行了补充。此外, 我们还基于上述书籍资源、专业文献和爬行动物数据库收集了中国蛇类生活史和生态学特征数据。其中《中国蛇类》(赵尔宓, 2006)、《中国蛇类图鉴》(黄松, 2021)、《中国蝮蛇》(郭鹏等, 2021)提供了中国蛇类的最新形态、生活史和生态学特征以及高质量的照片,《中国动物志•爬行纲(第三卷): 有鳞目•蛇亚目》(赵尔宓等, 1998)一书对形态特征(鳞片和牙齿)、生活史特征(体长、食性、捕食方式、繁殖方式、窝卵数、卵大小、活动时间、有无毒性等)以及物种分布进行了更为详细的介绍。

(3)对个别以范围值(最小值-最大值)来描述的特征数据, 比如物种的体长, 以该范围值的最大值作为物种的体长。蛇类的生活史和生态学特征都是严格根据已发表的数据收集。同时基于真实数据和专家建议来补充捕食方式中的缺失数据。

(4)除查阅蛇类专著外, 如《中国蛇类》(赵尔宓, 2006)、《中国蛇类图鉴》(黄松, 2021)等, 我们还参考了涉及蛇类研究和蛇类新记录的国内外相关学术论文、论文的附录数据和相关鉴别图片对数据集进行了补充。

(5)对于仍然缺失的部分数据, 我们在中国知网(https://www.cnki.net/)、谷歌学术(https://scholar.google.com/)、IUCN网站(https://www.iucnredlist.org/)、全球爬行类数据库网站(https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/)中, 以数据缺失物种的中文名、英文名和拉丁学名为关键词进行搜索来补充数据。

(6)若经过上述程序和步骤仍然不能获取蛇类的某个特征数据, 则该数据被记录为目前缺失(not available, NA)。

2 数据描述

我们共收集了中国蛇类每个物种的41个特征数据, 包括形态、生活史和生态学特征。其中, 形态特征共有25个, 包括鼻间鳞(对)、前额鳞(对)、额鳞、顶鳞(对)、顶间鳞、眶上鳞(对)、眶下鳞(对)、鼻鳞(对)、颊鳞(对)、眶前鳞(对)、眶后鳞(对)、颞鳞、吻鳞、上唇鳞、颏鳞、下唇鳞、颌片、腹鳞、肛鳞、背鳞、尾下鳞、背部颜色、腹部颜色、上颌齿、毒牙(图1)。生活史特征共11个, 包括标准体长、最大体长、标准尾长、食性(类别)、食性(具体食物)、捕食方式、繁殖方式、窝卵数、卵大小、成体活动时间、有无毒性(图2)。生态学特征有5个, 包括是否中国特有种、是否岛屿特有种、成体生境、地理分布范围和海拔分布(图2)。除了地理分布范围、颏鳞、吻鳞外, 其余特征数据均存在不同程度的数据缺失情况, 数据缺失主要是由于部分特征缺乏生态学和生物学研究, 以及一些难以量化的物种特征。数据完整度为7.72%-100%, 各变量的定义和描述详见数据集链接。

图1

图1   中国312种蛇类25个形态特征数据的完整度

Fig. 1   Data completeness of the 25 morphological traits for the 312 species of Chinese snakes


图2

图2   中国312种蛇类16个生活史和生态学特征数据的完整度

Fig. 2   Data completeness of the 16 life-history and ecological traits for the 312 species of Chinese snakes


3 数据质量控制和评估

本数据集的整理过程主要包括前期准备、数据收集、汇总处理和数据录入4个步骤。(1)前期准备: 对参与数据收集的人员在蛇类鉴别知识及数据收集方法等方面进行培训, 同时明确数据来源和收集任务的分配, 参与人员共同讨论和确定数据收集的具体方案和详细步骤。(2)数据收集: 考虑到蛇类物种的同物异名和分类学上会有变动, 收集数据时须按照既定的方法和严格的程序进行, 以减少人为导致的主观误差。比如, 在使用全球爬行类数据库及国外期刊发表的文章补充缺失的物种特征数据时, 按照更新名录和既定步骤一一对应进行数据收集。(3)汇总处理: 不仅对收集的原始数据进行全方位的认真核查, 还对数据的格式进行了严格统一。(4)数据录入: 采用一人输入, 一人核查, 将误差和疏漏降低, 在确保准确无误后方可入库。

4 数据使用方法和建议

本数据集是目前我国蛇类最新和最全的物种特征数据集, 对于推动我国蛇类在生态学、生物地理学、保护生物学等方面的研究将有重要作用。下面给出几个可以应用本数据集的研究方向和案例。

首先, 物种特征与功能多样性和群落构建密切相关(McGill et al, 2006; Weiss & Ray, 2019)。功能多样性反映了不同群落之间物种特征的差异(Tilman, 2001), 也是目前反映生态系统功能最好的预测因子(Griffin et al, 2009)。目前关于脊椎动物功能多样性以及物种特征影响群落构建的研究, 主要集中在鸟类、兽类、鱼类和两栖类(Gómez-Ortiz & Moreno, 2017; Zhao et al, 2022), 但蛇类还很少有人关注。因此, 本数据集对于推动我国蛇类在全国尺度和局域尺度的功能多样性和群落构建格局及其影响因素的研究将有重要作用。

其次, 蛇类的许多生活史特征, 比如身体大小、繁殖能力、地理分布范围等, 往往会随纬度或其他环境梯度发生有规律的变化(Terribile et al, 2009; Feldman & Meiri, 2014; Böhm et al, 2017)。目前, 国际上已有许多针对蛇类生活史特征在生物地理学方面的研究, 比如Terribile等(2009)研究了全球毒蛇体型在生态和进化方面的地理变异, Böhm等(2017)发现全球蛇类的地理分布范围随着纬度增加而变大。然而, 迄今为止我国还很少有中国尺度蛇类的相关研究。因此, 本数据集将有助于深入分析和研究我国蛇类生活史特征的变化规律及其影响因素。

再次, 物种特征可以用来预测物种的灭绝风险(Reed & Shine, 2002; Isaac & Cowlishaw, 2004; Chen et al, 2019)。了解物种特征如何影响物种灭绝风险的信息至关重要, 这也是预防未来物种丧失的必要条件之一(Ruland & Jeschke, 2017; Murray et al, 2021)。针对蛇类物种特征和灭绝风险之间的关系, 国外已经开展了大量研究(Reed & Shine, 2002; Vilela et al, 2014)。但是, 国内相关研究才刚刚开始, 比如Chen等(2019)首次对中国蛇类的濒危格局和易灭绝特征进行了研究, 发现地理分布范围狭小、体长较大、卵生繁殖、昼夜活动和人类利用率高的蛇类具有较高的灭绝风险。但是, 该研究只包含了中国236种蛇类(Chen et al, 2019)。鉴于近年来我国蛇类新物种的不断发现和更新, 有必要利用本数据集来重新分析我国所有312种蛇类的物种特征与濒危灭绝风险的关系。

最后, 蛇类由于具有极高的药用价值和营养价值, 被大量捕杀用于商业用途(Böhm et al, 2013; Auliya et al, 2016)。如今, 随着人口的增长和经济的发展, 中国已经成为最大的蛇类生产国和贸易市场(刘定震等, 2001; Zhou & Jiang, 2004, 2005; Nijman, 2010)。被贸易的蛇类往往具有一些明显的物种特征, 如具有特殊的颜色或纹路的蛇皮被用于制作钱包等商品售卖(Alves & Filho, 2007); 有毒蛇类更能引起宠物爱好者的兴趣, Hierink等(2020)发现在1975-2018年间向《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》(CITES)报告的所有活蛇交易中, 毒蛇超过50万条(几乎占10%)。因此, 本数据集将有助于鉴定哪些中国蛇类更容易受到非法贸易的侵害(Marshall et al, 2020), 从而更好地保护中国蛇类多样性。

作者分工: 王江主要承担蛇类数据收集、数据核对和初稿写作工作; 赵一凡、屈彦福、张财文、张亮、陈传武承担了蛇类部分数据收集与数据核对工作; 王彦平主要承担数据收集的整体安排协调与论文修改工作。

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<p id="p00005">China has a total of 591 amphibian species (not including alien invasive species) as of the end of 2021 and is one of the countries with the richest amphibian diversity in the world. The species traits of amphibians affect their survival in the environment and play an important role in the study of evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation biology. AmphibiaChina (<uri>https://www.amphibiachina.org</uri>) has compiled some data on the life-history traits, ecological traits, and geographical distribution of Chinese amphibians. However, we still lack an accessible database of the species traits of Chinese amphibians. Through extensive retrieval and searching, we systematically collected data on 22 characteristic traits related to the life-history, ecology, and geographic distribution of all the 591 amphibian species in China. The 22 characteristic traits included: the discovered time of species, holotype location, China Red List status, IUCN Red List status, threatened factors, Chinese endemism, insular endemism, body size of male/female, clutch size, egg size, breeding site, primary larval habitat, adult microhabitat, activity cycle, reproductive cycle, breeding time, parental care, fertilization type, elevational range, domestic distribution, and the number of provinces distributed. Except for the discovered time of species, domestic distribution, the number of provinces distributed, and insular endemism, the data on other traits were incomplete to varying degrees. The data completeness varied from 27.92% to 100%, with the mean completeness of 71.72% and a standard deviation of 24%. This dataset is the latest and most complete one of species traits of all the amphibian species native to China. This dataset can provide data support for the research of the ecology, conservation biology, and biogeography of Chinese amphibians.</p> <table-wrap id="T2"> <label/> <caption> <p id="p00020"><strong>Database/Dataset Profile</strong></p></caption> <table> <thead> <tr> <th valign="middle" align="justify" style="border-top:1px solid #000;">Title</th> <th valign="middle" align="justify" style="border-top:1px solid #000;">A dataset on the life-history and ecological traits of Chinese amphibians</th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="justify">Authors</td> <td valign="middle" align="justify">Yunfeng Song, Chuanwu Chen, Yanping Wang</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="justify">Corresponding author</td> <td valign="middle" align="justify">Yanping Wang (wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn)</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="justify">Time range</td> <td valign="middle" align="justify">Until the end of 2021</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="justify">Geographical scope</td> <td valign="middle" align="justify">The People&#x02019;s Republic of China</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="justify">File size</td> <td valign="middle" align="justify">180 kb</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="justify">Data format</td> <td valign="middle" align="justify">*.xlsx</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify">Data link</td> <td valign="top" align="justify">http://dataopen.info/home/datafile/index/id/240 <br/>http://doi.org/10.24899/do.202203002 <br/>https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2022053.zip</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000;">Database/Dataset composition</td> <td valign="top" align="justify" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000;">The dataset consists of one subset and two descriptive files in total. It comprises 22 life-history and ecological traits of all the 591 native species of Chinese amphibians.</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap>

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截至2021年底, 中国共记载591种两栖类(不包括外来入侵种), 是世界上两栖类物种数最多的国家之一。物种特征影响和决定了物种在环境中的生存能力, 在进化生物学、生态学和保护生物学研究中具有重要作用。目前, 中国两栖类在线数据库(https://www.amphibiachina.org)已经整理了我国两栖类的形态特征、生物学信息和地理分布等部分物种特征, 但仍缺乏一个完整的、可自由检索的数据集。通过系统查阅文献和数据检索, 本文收集整理了中国全部591种本土两栖类的22个特征数据, 包括物种发现时间(最早发现和描述新物种文章的发表时间)、模式产地、中国受威胁等级、全球受威胁等级、致危因子、是否中国特有种、是否岛屿特有种、雄性体长、雌性体长、窝卵数、卵径、产卵地点、幼体主要生境、成体微生境、活动模式、生殖周期、繁殖时间、是否有亲本照顾、受精方式、海拔范围、分布地区、分布省份数。除了物种发现时间、是否岛屿特有种、分布地区、分布省份数外, 其余特征数据都有不同程度的缺失, 数据完整度为27.92%-100%, 平均完整度为71.72%, 标准差为24%。本数据集是目前我国两栖类最新和最全的物种特征数据库, 希望可以为我国两栖类生态学、保护生物学、生物地理学等研究提供数据支持。 数据库(集)基本信息简介 数据库(集)名称 中国两栖类生活史和生态学特征数据集 作者 宋云枫, 陈传武, 王彦平 通讯作者 王彦平(wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn) 时间范围 截止到2021年底 地理区域 中国全域 文件大小 180 kb 数据格式 *.xlsx 数据链接 http://dataopen.info/home/datafile/index/id/240 http://doi.org/10.24899/do.202203002 https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2022053.zip 数据库(集)组成 数据集共包括1个数据文件和2个数据描述文件, 包括中国全部591种本土两栖类的22个物种特征

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中国现有1,445种鸟类, 是世界上鸟类物种数最多的国家之一。物种特征反应了生物有机体的功能和适合度, 在生态学、进化生物学和保护生物学研究中具有重要作用。但是, 目前还没有关于我国鸟类生活史、生态学和地理分布等物种特征的完整数据库。通过系统查阅文献和各种数据资料, 本文共收集整理出了中国1,445种鸟类17个功能特征数据: 体重、体长、嘴峰长、翅长、尾长、跗蹠长、食性、窝卵数、卵大小、卵体积、巢址、巢的类型、集群状况、迁徙状况、是否特有种、地理分布范围和分布省份等。在这些特征中, 除迁徙状况、是否特有种、地理分布范围和分布省份外, 其余特征数据均存在不同程度的缺失, 数据的完整度为60.83%‒100%。本数据库是目前关于中国鸟类最新和最全的物种特征数据库, 期望能为我国鸟类生态学、进化生物学、生物地理学、保护生物学等研究提供支持。 数据库(集)基本信息简介 数据库(集)名称 中国鸟类的生活史和生态学特征数据集 作者 王彦平, 宋云枫, 钟雨茜, 陈传武, 赵郁豪, 曾頔, 吴亦如, 丁平 通讯作者 王彦平(wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn) 时间范围 截止到2021年5月 地理区域 地理区域为全中国, 包括香港、台湾和澳门等地区 文件大小 1.0 MB 数据格式 *.xlsx 数据链接 http://dataopen.info/home/datafile/index/id/222 http://doi.org/10.24899/do.202109003 https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2021201.zip 数据库(集)组成 数据集共包括1个数据文件, 包括中国1,445种鸟类的17个物种特征

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<p id="p00010"> China has a total of 226 native lizard species as of 2020 and is one of the countries with the richest lizard diversity in the world. Systematically gathering the trait data of Chinese lizards is of great importance in studying their origin, evolution, extinction, and conservation. However, there is no complete database on the life-history, ecological traits, and geographic distribution of Chinese lizards. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive dataset of species traits for Chinese lizards. Through extensive retrieval and collection, we systematically collated data on 19 characteristic traits for all the 226 native species of Chinese lizards: year of description, China Red List status, IUCN Red List status, Chinese endemism, insular endemism, mean snout-vent length, mean body mass, diet, clutch size, reproductive mode, leg development, activity time, substrate, habitat type, habitat width, elevation range, geographic range size, biogeographic realm, and domestic distribution. Nevertheless, data completeness varied from 47.14% to 100% among traits. Leg development, year of description, Chinese endemism, insular endemism, and domestic distribution were the only traits with a complete dataset. Our database is the latest and most complete one on species traits of Chinese lizards. This dataset can provide support for the research fields of ecology, evolution, biogeography, and conservation biology of Chinese lizards.</p><p id="p00020"> <strong>Database/Dataset Profile</strong></p><table> <tbody> <tr> <th valign="top" align="justify"> Title </th> <th valign="top" align="justify"> A dataset on the life-history and ecological traits of Chinese lizards </th> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Authors </td> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Yuxi Zhong, Chuanwu Chen, Yanping Wang </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Corresponding author </td> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Yanping Wang (wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn) </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Time range </td> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Until the end of 2020 </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Geographical scope </td> <td valign="top" align="justify"> The People’s Republic of China </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify"> File size </td> <td valign="top" align="justify"> 247 kb </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Data format </td> <td valign="top" align="justify"> *.xlsx </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Data link </td> <td valign="top" align="justify"> <a href="http://dataopen.info/home/datafile/index/id/250" target="_blank">http://dataopen.info/home/datafile/index/id/250</a><br><a href="http://doi.org/10.24899/do.202204003" target="_blank">http://doi.org/10.24899/do.202204003</a><br><a href="https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2022071.zip" target="_blank">https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2022071.zip</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="justify"> Database/Dataset composition </td> <td valign="top" align="justify"> The dataset consists of one subset and two descriptive files in total. It comprises 19 life-history and ecological traits of all the 226 native species of Chinese lizards. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>

[钟雨茜, 陈传武, 王彦平 (2022)

中国两栖类生活史和生态学特征数据集

生物多样性, 30, 22071.]

DOI:10.17520/biods.2022071      [本文引用: 1]

截至2020年底, 中国共有226种蜥蜴类(不包括外来入侵种), 是世界上蜥蜴类多样性最丰富的国家之一。系统整理中国现有蜥蜴类的特征数据在物种起源与进化、形成与灭绝、保护生物学等研究中具有重要意义。但是, 目前还没有关于我国蜥蜴类生活史、生态学和地理分布等物种特征的完整数据库。本文通过系统查阅文献和数据资料, 共收集整理了中国现有226种本土蜥蜴类19个特征数据: 描述年份、中国受威胁等级、全球受威胁等级、是否中国特有种、是否岛屿特有种、平均体长、平均体重、食性、窝卵数、繁殖模式、四肢发育、活动时间、栖息生境、栖息地类型、栖息地宽度、海拔分布范围、地理分布范围、动物地理界和分布省份。在上述特征中, 除了四肢发育、描述年份、是否中国特有种、是否岛屿特有种和分布省份外, 其余特征数据均存在不同程度的缺失, 数据完整度为47.14%-100%。本数据集是目前关于中国蜥蜴类最新和最全的物种特征数据库, 可为我国蜥蜴类生态学、进化生物学、生物地理学和保护生物学等研究领域提供数据支持。 数据库(集)基本信息简介 数据库(集)名称 中国蜥蜴类生活史和生态学特征数据集 作者 钟雨茜, 陈传武, 王彦平 通讯作者 王彦平(wangyanping@njnu.edu.cn) 时间范围 截止到2020年底 地理区域 中国全域 文件大小 247 kb 数据格式 *.xlsx 数据链接 http://dataopen.info/home/datafile/index/id/250http://doi.org/10.24899/do.202204003https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2022071.zip 数据库(集)组成 数据集共包括1个数据文件和2个数据描述文件, 包括中国226种本土蜥蜴的19个物种特征

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