The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is among the most recognizable and popular of the world's charismatic megafauna. It featured prominently in the ancient mythology and folklore of...
The Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a felid native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. The Snow leopard is adapted to living in a cold, mountainous environment and is capable of killing most animals in its range.
The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is one of the largest species of snakes. This non-venomous snake is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of...
The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer called the "Philippine sambar", and the Javan rusa called the "Sunda sambar".
The Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) is a large agamid lizard native to China and mainland Southeast Asia. They are semi-arboreal, roosting at night on branches overlooking streams, which offer an escape route when the lizards are...
The stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides ), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, it occurs south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. Its range in...
The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri ) is a critically endangered species of colobine monkey discovered in 2010 in northern Burma (Myanmar). It was formally described as a novel species of primate in 2011 based on its fur, beard,...
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris ) is a threatened species of deer found at high altitudes in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. It is also known as the White-lipped deer for the white patches around its muzzle. This deer was first scientifically...
The black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor ) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies.
Tylototriton shanjing, the emperor newt, Mandarin newt or Mandarin salamander, is a highly toxic newt native to China.
The Yunnan box turtle (Cuora yunnanensis ) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). It is believed to be endemic to Yunnan, China (in Kunming and Huize) and was suspected to be extinct since the early 20th century;...
The Shortridge's langur (Trachypithecus shortridgei ) is a lutung native to Burma and China.
Elaphe moellendorffi, commonly called the flower snake or Moellendorf's rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeastern Asia.
The red-tailed knobby newt or Kweichow (crocodile) newt (Tylototriton kweichowensis ) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found in western Guizhou ("Kweichow" being an old spelling of Guizhou) and north-eastern Yunnan,...
Rickett's big-footed bat (Myotis pilosus ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in southern and eastern China, Vietnam, and Laos. This species has often been called Myotis ricketti, but the older M. pilosus has priority. The erroneous...
The giant pangasius, paroon shark, pangasid-catfish or Chao Phraya giant catfish (Pangasius sanitwongsei) is a species of freshwater fish in the shark catfish family (Pangasiidae) of order Siluriformes, found in the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins in...
The king horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus rex ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to the east coast of China.
Bufo aspinius is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae, described in 1996.It is endemic to China specifically Yangbi Yi Autonomous County, west of Yunling Mountains in Yunnan Province and occurs at 1800 to 2200 meters elevation.Its natural...
Calamaria yunnanensis is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the Yunnan reed snake.
The Ailao toad (Bufo ailaoanus ) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It was discovered in the Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve in...
Amolops loloensis is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is found in southern and western Sichuan and one locality in north-central Yunnan, China. Its natural habitats are small mountain streams in forests and grasslands. It is threatened...
The Chenggong fire belly newt (Cynops chenggongensis ) is a species of newt of China. It is only known from its type locality, Shuitan in the Chenggong District of Yunnan.
Odorrana jingdongensis is a species of frogs in the family Ranidae. It is known from southern China (western and southern Yunnan, southern Guangxi) and northern Vietnam (Tùng Vài forest in Hà Giang Province and Fansipan in Lào Cai Province), though...
