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.

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.

How many species of and occur in China? A survey based on mitochondrial cyt b and morphological analyses.

(mice) and (rats) are the top rodent reservoirs for zoonoses in China, yet little is known about their diversity. We reexamined the alpha diversity of these two genera based on a new collection of specimens from China and their cyt sequences in GenBank. We also tested whether species could be identified using external and craniodental measurements exclusively.