Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with description of two new alpine species from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China.

We provide a molecular phylogeny of Asian pit vipers (the genus ) based on four mitochondrial genes (12S, 16S, ND4, and cytb). Sequences of , the only member of the genus that occurs south of the Himalayan range, are included for the first time. In addition, two new species of the genus are described based on specimens collected from Zayu, Tibet, west of the Nujiang River and Heishui, Sichuan, east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Neotype designation and redescription of Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China.

The genus consists of small semi-aquatic lizards that dwell in lowland forest steams (Barbour, 1921; Bauer & Jackman, 2008). Here, we designate the neotype and re-describe Wen, 1992 based on newly collected topotypic specimens. We also describe a new subspecies from Xuefeng Mountain, Hongjiang County, Hunan Province, central South China.

DNA metabarcoding provides insights into seasonal diet variations in Chinese mole shrew () with potential implications for evaluating crop impacts.

Diet analysis of potential small mammals pest species is important for understanding feeding ecology and evaluating their impact on crops and stored foods. Chinese mole shrew (), distributed in Southwest China, has previously been reported as a farmland pest. Effective population management of this species requires a better understanding of its diet, which can be difficult to determine with high taxonomic resolution using conventional microhistological methods.

The complete mitochondrial genome of .

Hodgson, 1840 belongs to subfamily Colobinae, family Cercopithecidae. This species was once mixed with The conservation status of this species is Least Concern (LC) in IUCN. In China, this species has been considered as Critically Endangered (CR) by the Red List of China's vertebrates.

[Dynamics and spatial pattern prediction of lakes in the northern Tanggula Mountains, Tibet, China].

This study assessed the dynamics of lakes in the north Tanggula Mountains in Tibet (NT area) and predicted the spatial changes. We used object-oriented classification and a spectral-angle vector change detection method to generate ecosystem distribution data for the NT area at five-year interval between 2000 and 2015. Based on this dataset, we measured the spatial pattern of lake dynamics and related geophysical and meteorological factors.

Complete mitochondrial genome of , with phylogenetic implication.

The Tibetan gazelle is endemic to the Tibetan plateau. The species is listed as a Near Threatened (NT) species by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals and the Red List of China's Vertebrates. In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of and examined its phylogenetic position with other nine species in Artiodactyla.