Endemic Animals of Hainan

The Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Eastern black crested gibbon from Hòa Bình and Cao Bằng provinces of Vietnam and Jingxi County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Less

Parapelophryne is a monotypic genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. The only species is Parapelophryne scalpta. It is endemic to Hainan, China.Parapelophryne scalpta occurs in evergreen broadleaf forests at elevations of 350–1,400 m (1,150–4,590 ft) above sea level. Males call near small streams, the probable breeding habitat of this species. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by smallholder farming activities and small-scale wood extra ...
ction. Its range overlaps with some protected areas. Less

Odorrana nasuta (Hainan bamboo-leaf frog) is a species of frogs in the family Ranidae that is endemic to Hainan, China. It occurs near streams in forested regions at elevations of 350–850 m (1,150–2,790 ft) asl. Breeding takes place in streams. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by smallholder farming activities and clear-cutting of forests. Less

Zhou's leopard gecko (Goniurosaurus zhoui ) is a species of geckos endemic to Hainan Island, China. Less

The Hainan hare (Lepus hainanus ) is a hare endemic to Hainan Island, China. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. Less

The Hainan gymnure (Neohylomys hainanensis ) or Hainan moonrat is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was thought to be endemic to the island of Hainan, China where it is threatened due to habitat loss, but in 2018 was found to also occur in, and be rather common, within Northern Vietnam.It is in the monotypic genus Neohylomys. Although previously considered part of the ...
genus Hylomys, gene sequencing of a mitochondrial cytochrome b gene supports the idea that the species is sufficiently distantly related to comprise a genus of its own. Less