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Manis pentadactyla
Manis pentadactyla,Pangolin, anteater
The Chinese pangolin is a specialized species with basically degenerated vision and a particularly keen sense of smell. The pangol···
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Pseudohynobius guizhouensis
Pseudohynobius guizhouensis
Juveniles live in the backwater of a stream, which is about 2.0m wide. There are dense bamboos and shrubs on the edge of the strea···
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Pernis ptilorhynchus
Pernis ptilorhynchus,Oriental Honey-buzzard,Octagonal eagle, eagle-headed eagle, honey eagle, oriental honey eagle
Oriental Honey-buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with 6 subspecies.Some of the Crested Honey-buzzards are resident birds, whi···
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Neophron percnopterus
Neophron percnopterus,Egyptian vulture,Egyptian vulture, Pharaoh's chicken, Egyptian vulture, scavenger vulture
The Egyptian vulture is very large and has three subspecies.The white vulture is a gregarious bird. It often rises with the heat w···
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Gypaetus barbatus
Gypaetus barbatus,Bearded Vulture,Bearded vulture, bearded vulture, bearded vulture, bearded vulture
Bearded Vulture, also known as Bearded Vulture, has three subspecies.Bearded Vultures often move alone or in pairs, and rarely mix···
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Elanus caeruleus
Elanus caeruleus,Black-winged Kite,Ash owl
Black-winged Kite is a small bird of prey with 5 subspecies.In most areas, black-winged kites are resident birds and do not migrat···
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Pelecanus crispus
Pelecanus crispus,Dalmatian Pelican
The Dalmatian Pelican, whose foreign name is Dalmatian Pelican, is a large white waterbird with no subspecies.Curly-feathered peli···
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Pelecanus philippensis
Pelecanus philippensis,Spot-billed Pelican,Pied-billed pelican, pelican, river escaping, goose, gannet, river escaping
Spot-billed Pelican, also known as Spot-billed Pelican, has two subspecies.Spot-billed Pelican usually lives alone or in small gro···
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Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pelecanus onocrotalus,Eastern White Pelican,pelican, troll, gannet, pelican
White Pelican is called Eastern White Pelican in foreign language. It is a large waterfowl with no subspecies.White Pelicans mainl···
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Egretta eulophotes
Egretta eulophotes,Chinese Egret,White cocoon, Shiraoi
The Chinese Egret is a medium-sized wading bird with no subspecies.The Chinese Egret has the habit of nesting in groups, repairing···
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Egretta sacra
Egretta sacra,Pacific Reef-egret,Pacific Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret
Pacific Reef-egret is a medium-sized wading bird with two subspecies.Pacific Reef-egret is a species with a high sense of territor···
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Ardea insignis
Ardea insignis,White-bellied Heron,Imperial Heron
White-bellied Heron is a large migratory wading bird with no subspecies.White-bellied Heron is a migratory species. It often moves···
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Gorsachius goisagi
Gorsachius goisagi,Japanese Night-heron,Chestnut-headed Night Bittern, Chestnut-headed Tiger Bittern, Heron
The Japanese Night-heron is a migratory bird that breeds in Japan. Except for some that stay in the southern part of the breeding ···
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Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus
Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus, baby salamander, baby salamander
The yellow-spotted Hypoderma davidiana lives in high mountainous areas with an altitude of 1100 to 1845 meters. The mountains are ···
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Liua tsinpaensis
Liua tsinpaensis
Habitat: This salamander lives in and near small mountain streams at an altitude of 1770-1860m. The stream has a small amount of w···
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Liua shihi
Liua shihi,Babirusa
Habitat: This salamander lives in mountainous areas with an altitude of 900 to 2350m. Adults mostly live in small mountain streams···
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Salamandrella keyserlingii
Salamandrella keyserlingii,Water snake
The Arctic salamander, also known as the water snake, can be called a "living fossil". It is an ancient rare animal with···
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Salamandrella keyserlingii
Salamandrella keyserlingii,Giant salamander, water lizard
The Xinjiang giant salamander is commonly known as the giant salamander or the water four-legged snake. It belongs to the class of···
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Onychodactylus zhangyaping
Onychodactylus zhangyapingi，
The Jilin clawed salamander (scientific name Onychodactylus zhangyapingi) is an animal of the genus Onychodactylus of the family H···
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Onychodactylus zhaoermii
Onychodactylus zhaoermii
Liaoning clawed salamander is endemic to China. It is found in densely vegetated mountainous areas at an altitude of about 600m. I···
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Protohynobius puxiongensis
Protohynobius puxiongensis
Puxiong Prosaurus is a tailed amphibian of the family Hynantheidae and genus Prosaurus. In 1965, scholars from the Chengdu Institu···
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Hynobius maoershanensis
Hynobius maoershanensis,Maoershan Hynobiid
The Maoershan Small Salamander lives in the swamps and surrounding areas of the mountainous areas with an altitude of 1978 to 2015···
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Hynobius guabangshanensis
Hynobius guabangshanensis,South Henan Small Salamander, Qishan Little Elf, Qiyang Small Salamander, Giant Salamander
The Guabangshan Small Salamander lives in Guabangshan in Qiyang, Hunan. The highest peak of the mountain is 788 meters above sea l···
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Hynobius chinensis
Hynobius chinensis,Chinese Salamander
The Chinese salamander (scientific name: Hynobius chinensis) is an animal of the Hynobiidae family and the genus Hynobius. It is a···
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