FIGURE 2 in A new phytotelm-breeding treefrog of the genus Nasutixalus (Rhacophoridae) from western Yunnan of China

FIGURE 2. Bayesian inference (BI) tree derived from 1266 bp sequences of the mitochondrial 12S and 16S rRNA genes. Numbers above branches are Bayesian posterior probabilities (> 70% retained) and numbers below branches indicate bootstrap support values for maximum likelihood analyses (>70% retained).Published as part of <i>Yang, Jian-Huan & Chan, Bosco Pui-Lok, 2018, A new phytotelm-breeding treefrog of the genus Nasutixalus (Rhacophoridae) from western Yunnan of China, pp. 191-206 in Zootaxa 4388 (2)</i> on page 195, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.2.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/1187923">http://zenodo.org/record/1187923</a&gt

Sustainability and biodiversity: the impact, alternative design and prospects of restoration of channelized lowlandstreams in Hong Kong

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Discovery of Tanichthys albonubes Lin 1932 (Cyprinidae) on Hainan Island, and Notes on Its Ecology

A wild population of the globally restricted and highly threatened freshwater fish Tanichthys albonubes Lin was recently discovered on Hainan Island, China. Prior to the present study, native populations were only known from isolated pockets in Guangdong Province of China and Quang Ninh Province of Vietnam; the Hainan record thus represents the first insular and southernmost distribution of this little-known species. Thus far it is known only from a single site in Hainan, despite repeated surveys of similar habitats throughout the island. The Hainan population occurs in a clean, sluggish coastal stream with abundant hydrophytes, and is sympatric with 20 fish species. Due to the unique geographic distribution of the Hainan population, and the conservation significance of the species, studies of its phylogenetic relationships with conspecifics populations elsewhere are underway. The exact locality of the newly discovered Hainan population cannot be revealed, but relevant government authorities have been notified and we are working to protect the site

Two new species of the genus Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Sauria: Eublepharidae) from southern China

Yang, Jian-Huan, Chan, Bosco Pui-Lok (2015): Two new species of the genus Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Sauria: Eublepharidae) from southern China. Zootaxa 3980 (1): 67-80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.1.

FIGURE 6 in A new phytotelm-breeding treefrog of the genus Nasutixalus (Rhacophoridae) from western Yunnan of China

FIGURE 6. Habitat of Nasutixalus yingjiangensis sp. nov.: (A) type locality—mature evergreen montane forest fragment surrounded by farmland, cleared forest and Betula alnoides timber plantation; (B) microhabitat of the male holotype SYS a005802, red arrow denotes location of the tree hole, where the calling male holotype was found; (C) close-up of the tree hole opening located ca. 4.5 m above the forest floor. Photos by Joanne Li (A, B) and Zhi-Hua Zhang (C).Published as part of Yang, Jian-Huan & Chan, Bosco Pui-Lok, 2018, A new phytotelm-breeding treefrog of the genus Nasutixalus (Rhacophoridae) from western Yunnan of China, pp. 191-206 in Zootaxa 4388 (2) on page 202, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/118792

Responses to Inter-group Encounters of the Hainan Gibbon Nomascus hainanus

The Hainan gibbon ( Nomascus hainanus ) is one of the most endangered primates and the least studied gibbon species in the fieldwork. In the past decades only a little information was known about its population size, population structure, habitat and food kinds. Through four years field work, we observed their inter-group encounters for four times. We found that their encounter behaviors were much different from other gibbon species. Only vocal and chasing behavior happened between the adult females, male sub-adults and male juveniles of the Hainan gibbon encounters. The time of inter-group encounters was much shorter than other gibbon species, just 24-51 minutes. Not like the Hylobates lar encounters, no fighting was observed among the Hainan gibbon encounters; there was also no such behaviors as playing and grooming, even the extra-group-copulations. The adult females of two groups didn’t take par in the chasing and they only rested and watched 20-30m away. We speculated that the behavior of the adult females may be interpreted as protecting their territory and by the way of chasing the sub-adults can learn how to protect their territory in the future

Rediscovery of the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) in Yingjiang County,Yunnan Province,China

The sun bear, Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821), is a forest-dependent bear species distributed in tropical Southeast Asia. The species was previously reported from scattered localities in southwestern China, which is at the northeastern edge of its global range. Due to the scarcity of reliable recent records, some authorities cast doubt on the continued existence of sun bear in China. Here we present the rediscovery of this species in Yingjiang County, western Yunnan Province, China, near the international border with Myanmar’s Kachin State