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Coturnicops exquisitusLC

Coturnicops exquisitus

Coturnicops exquisitus,Swinhoes Yellow Rail

Wading birdsAbout 3-5 years

The foreign name of the Swinhoes Yellow Rail is Swinhoes Yellow Rail, and there is no subspecies.Some of the Swinhoes Yellow Rail ···

Tetrax tetraxLC

Tetrax tetrax

Tetrax tetrax, Little Bustard,Outarde canepetière, Sisón,Ground

Wading birdsAbout 10-15 years

Little Bustard, also known as Little Bustard in English, is a large bird of the family Bustard, with no subspecies.Little Bustards···

Chlamydotis macqueeniLC

Chlamydotis macqueeni

Spotted Bustard、Chlamydotis macqueeni,Macqueen's Bustard

Wading birdsAbout 10-15 years

Houbara Bustard, also known as Macqueen's Bustard, has no subspecies. A large ground-dwelling bird, once a subspecies of the R···

Otis tardaLC

Otis tarda

Otis tarda,Great Bustard,Avutarda, Avutarda Común,Додук, Մեծ արոս, Дуадақ,Ground quail, old brocade, lone leopard, wild goose

Wading birdsAbout 10-15 years

The Great Bustard has two subspecies, both of which are distributed in China. The common subspecies breeds in Qiqihar, Heilongjian···

Centropus bengalensisLC

Centropus bengalensis

Centropus bengalensis,Lesser Coucal,Little Chicken,Little Crow Pheasant,Little Pheasant Cock,Little Wasp

Climbing birdsAbout 10-20 years

Lesser Coucal is a medium-sized bird with three subspecies.Lesser Coucal is a resident bird, often moving alone or in pairs. It is···

Centropus sinensisLC

Centropus sinensis

Centropus sinensis,Big hairy chicken, hairy chicken, red hairy chicken, red pheasant, wasp, green knot chicken, Luogu

Climbing birdsAbout 10-20 years

The Greater Coucal is a medium-sized bird with 6 subspecies.The Greater Coucal prefers to move alone or in pairs, rarely in groups···

Torrentophryne aspiniaYang et RaoLC

Torrentophryne aspiniaYang et Rao

Torrentophryne aspiniaYang et Rao

Anura

This toad lives in mountainous areas at an altitude of 1800-2100m, often living in streams and their sides. The environment is an ···

Hoplobatrachus chinensisLC

Hoplobatrachus chinensis

Hoplobatrachus chinensis,Hoplobatrachus rugulosus,Water chicken, frog, green chicken, mud frog, toad

Anura

Tiger frogs often live in water places such as rice fields, ditches, ponds, reservoirs, swamps, etc. below 900 meters above sea le···

Limnonectes fragilisLC

Limnonectes fragilis

Limnonectes fragilis,Fragile Large-headed Frog,Big-headed frog, crispy frog

Anura

The appearance is very similar to the Banna big-headed frog (Limnonectes bannaensis). From the geographical distribution point of ···

Yerana yeiLC

Yerana yei

Yerana yei,Anal thorn frog, Ye's anal frog

Anura

Ye's anal thorn frog is also known as Ye's bulging anal frog. Adult frogs live in and around streams with fast currents. T···

Zhangixalus hongchibaensisLC

Zhangixalus hongchibaensis

Wuxi tree frog

Anura5-6years

During the breeding season from March to June, the male frog makes a "del, del, del" sound, which is more frequent at ni···

Rhacophorus laoshanLC

Rhacophorus laoshan

Old Mountain Tree Frog

Anura15-18years

The Laoshan tree frog is commonly found in mixed forests of secondary broad-leaved trees and bamboos at an altitude of about 1,390···

Liuixalus romeriLC

Liuixalus romeri

Romer's Tree Frog,Romer Liu tree frog

Anura4-6years

Romer's tree frog, a species of the genus Rhacophoridae, lives near the water pits near the sea and in the nearby bushes or gr···

Polypedates hungfuensisLC

Polypedates hungfuensis

Hongfo tree frog

Anura5-6years

Hongfo tree frog is an amphibian tree frog family, with a relatively flat body, a slightly blunt snout, a nose distance slightly s···

Alligator sinensisLC

Alligator sinensis

Alligator sinensis ,Chinese Alligator,Alligator, Chinese alligator, earth dragon, pig dragon

Crocodilia70-80years

The Yangtze alligator, Alligator sinensis (Fauvel, 1879), was called tuó in ancient times, and is commonly known as "earth d···

Rafetus swinhoeiLC

Rafetus swinhoei

Rafetus swinhoei,Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle;Swinhoe's softshell,Rùa Hồ Gươm,Taihu turtle, giant softshell turtle, spotted softshell turtle, and Stuart softshell turtle

Testudines400 years old

In ancient times, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle was widely distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Taih···

Palea steindachneriLC

Palea steindachneri

Palea steindachneri,wattle-necked softshell turtle,Trionyx steindachneri Siebenrock,Mountain Rui, Rui fish, soft-shelled turtle, round fish, turtle, tortoise

Testudines60years

The mountain softshell turtle is a cold-blooded animal. When the temperature drops to 12℃, it will hibernate under the sand or st···

Pelochelys cantoriiLC

Pelochelys cantorii

Pelochelys cantorii,Frog-faced Softshell Turtle、Asian Giant Soft-shelled Turtle、Cantor's Giant Softshell,Blue grouper, silver fish, green grouper, giant turtle, spotted turtle, Cantor's gian

TestudinesMore than 100 years

Before and after the release of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China" in 1989, according to the "F···

Dermochelys coriaceaLC

Dermochelys coriacea

Dermochelys coriacea,Leatherback Turtle,Leatherback turtle, seven-winged turtle, sampan turtle, swallow turtle, leatherback turtle

Testudines60-100years

The leatherback turtle is large and is the largest turtle in the world. It has a large head, short neck and tail, paddle-shaped li···

Lepidochelys olivaceaLC

Lepidochelys olivacea

Lepidochelys olivacea,Olive Ridley, Pacific Ridley,Ridley du Pacifique, Tortue Bâtarde, Tortue Olivâtre, Tartaruga-comum, Tartaruga-oliva, Tartaruga-pequena,Tortue de Ridley,Tortuga Carpintera, Tortug

Testudines100years

The Olive Ridley is marine and little is known about its behavior other than its regular annual trips to nesting beaches. It feeds···

Eretmochelys imbricataLC

Eretmochelys imbricata

Eretmochelys imbricata, Hawksbill Turtle,Caret, Tortue Caret, Tortue imbriquée, Tortue à bec faucon, Tortue à écailles,Tortuga de Carey,سلحفاة صقرية المنقار

Testudines1500years

Hawksbill turtles are an animal that often migrates. They are highly mobile and swim fast. They are large and fierce carnivorous a···

Chelonia mydasLC

Chelonia mydas

Chelonia mydas,Green Turtle,Sea turtle, black turtle, stone turtle

Testudines80-152years

The green turtle, also known as the sea turtle, is one of the larger species of sea turtles. It is named because its body fat is r···

CarettaLC

Caretta

Caretta,Loggerhead turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle

TestudinesAbout 150 years

The loggerhead sea turtle is a single species worldwide that spends most of its life in the open ocean and shallow waters. It rare···

OncorhynchusLC

Oncorhynchus

Oncorhynchus,Big fish, Dafaha fish, Guoduo fish, Oyster fish, Chimon fish, Salmon, King salmon

Medium Fish3~5years

Salmon are distributed on both the east and west sides of the Pacific Ocean. In my country, the largest number of salmon are found···

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