Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan


Annex 2  PRIORITY SPECIES IN CHINA

This Annex contains lists of Chinese species that have biodiversity significance and require priority conservation attention. The lists were developed at the Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan Workshop in November 1992.                                                                 

Priority Reptile Species

  Grade A (6species) Grade B (8 species)
Thermophis baileyi (seen only near hot springs in Tibet, above 2000 meters elevation)Trimeresurus mangshanensis (largest serpent identified in 1990 in the Mangshan Mountains)    
Pelochelys bibroni Testudo horsfieldi
Python molurus bivittatus Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Varanus salvafar Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Chelonia mydas Agkistrodon shedaoensis
  Platysternon megacephalum
    Cuora trifasciata
Gekko gecko
Trionyx steindachneri

Priority Amphibian Species

Grade A (3 species) Grade B (2 species)
Echinotriton chinhaiensis Ranodon sibiricus
Rana tormota Andrias davidianus
Bueraeria oxycemhala  

Priority Fish Species

Grade A (10 species) Grade B (11 species) Grade C (8 species)
Psephurus gladius (Masbens) Gymnocypris przewalskii Lenocypris yunanensis Nicholo
Acipenser sinensis Gray Coilia ectenes Siniperce chuatsi
Acipenser dabryanus Hippocampus kelloggi Anabarilius alburnops (Regan)
hucho bleekeri Kimura Tanichthys albonubes Lin Plecoglossus altivelis T. et, sch
Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis Banaba flavolabiata Raja porsoa
Schizothorax taliensis Regan Fugu rubripes Pagrosomus major
Cyprinus pellegrini Tchang Epinephelus subsp. Cyprinus micristius Regan
Macrura reevesii (Richardson) Huso dauricus (Georgi) Other species with economic
Myxocyprinus asiaticus (Bleeker) Acipenser schrencki (Brandt) value
Trachiderinus fasciatus Heckel Sinocyclocheilus graham (Regan)  
  Oncorhynchus subsp.  
Priority Insect Species
Grade I (2 species) Zorotypus sinensis Bhuatanitis ludlowi
Galloisiana sinensis Zorotypus medoensis B. lidderdalii
Teinopalpus aureus Carabus (C.) lafossei B. pulchristata
  Carabus (A.) davidi Luehdorfia longicaudata
Grade H (35 species) Cheirotonus subsp. L. puziloi
  Allomyrina davidis Parnassius subsp.
Atlasjapyxatlas Bhutanitis mansfieldi Papilionidae
Heliogomphusretroflexus B. Thaidina Teinopalpus imperialis
Ophiogomphus spinicorne Pamassidae Agehane elwesi
Priority Insect Species(continued) T. T. Helena S. funebris
  T.T. magellanus Luehdorfia chinensis
Atrophaneura (A.) horishana Parnassius apollo
Agehana meraho Nymphalidae Antheraea yamamai
Troides A. eacus Sasakia charonda Apis cerana
T.T.a.kaguya   Cordyceps sinensis (insect herb)

Priority Marine Invertebrate Species

Grade A (2 species) Cassis cornuta Stichopus japonicus
Pin. maxima Thelenota ananas
Lingula subsp. Tri. Cookiana
Balanoglossus subsp. Panulirus subsp. Grade C (2 species)
Grade B (12 species) Chlamys fafferi Bra. beicheri
Haliotis discus hannai Ostrea gigas
Ter. coreanica Perienis aibuhitensis
Cy. figris Tachypleus tridentatus

Priority Plant Species

Ptesidoophytes Metasequoia glyptostroboieds Hopea hainanensis
  Taiwania flousiana Parashorea chinensis
Adiantum seniforme var. sinense   Vitica guangxiensis
Cystoathyrium chinense Angiospermae Vitica xishuangbananaensis
Sorolepidium glaciate   Elaeagnus mollis
Isoetes scinensis Acer yangjuechi Rhododendron protistum var.
Sinoplenis grevilleoides Dipteronia dyerana giganteum
Sphaeropteris hainanenis Mangifera sylvatica Hydnocarpus hainanensis
  Panax ginseng  
Gymnospermae Panax zingiberensis Frankenia pulverulenta
  Sinopodophyllum hexandrum Oryza granulate
Cycas szechuanenis Betula halophila Oryza officinalis
Cycas guizhouensis Calycanthus chinensis Oryza rufipogon
Cycas hainanensis Heptacodium miconioides Keteleenia hainanensis
Cycas micholitzii Gymnocatpos przewalskii Larix chinensis
Cephalotaxus oliveri Bhesa sinensis Amentotaxas formosana
Cupsessus gigantea Dipentodon sinicus Amentataxus yunanensis
Abies beshanzuensis Helianthemum soongoricum Pseudstaxus chcenii
Abies fanjingshanensis Calycopteris floribunda Metasequoia glyptostsoaoicdss
Abies yuanbaoshanensis Lumnitzera lifforea Taiwania tlousiaxa
Cathaya argyrophylla Leucomenis decora Chunia hucklandioides
Keteleeria hainanensis Nouelia insignis Disanthus cercidifolius var.
Larix chinensis Tugarinovia mongolica longipes
Amentotaxus formosana Tetrameles nudiflora Tetrathyrium subcordatum
Amentotaxus yunanensis Hopea chinensis Cinnamomum mairei
Pseudotaxus chienii   Phoebe nanmu
Priority Plant Species(continued) Paphiopedium barbigerum Firmiana hainanensis
Paphiopedium purpuratum Reevesia rotundifolia
  Paphiopedium godefroyae Sinojackia dolichocara
Phoebe zhennan Cypripedium corrygatum Apterosperma oblata
Animopiptanthus mongolicus A.nanus Cypripedium plectrochilon Camellia chrysantha group
  Cypripedium yunnanense Camellia sinensis var. assamica
Gleditsia vestita Cypripedium fasciolatum Eruyodendron excelsum
Ormosia howii Cypripedium farreri Aquilaria sinensis
Zenia insignis Cypripedium wardii Craigia Kwangsiensis
Dracaena cambodiana Cypripedium dalinense Ulmus elongata
Dracaena cocchinchinensis Cypripedium micranthum Changium smyrnioides
Speirantha gardanii Cypripedium palangshanense Tetraena mongolica
Echinocodon lobophyllus Cypripedium subtropicum Acidosasa chinensis
Acanthochlamys bracteata Boschniakia rossica Ampelocalumus actiotrichus
Alcimandra catheardii Cistanche deserticola Bashania spanostachya
Manglietia grandis Caryota urens Ferrocalamus stricutus
Manglietiastrun sinicum Chuniophoenix haninanensis Leptocanna chinensis
Parakmeria omeiensis Coptis chinensis Monocladus amplexicaulis
Kmeria septentrionalis Kingdonia uniflora Psathyrostachys huashanica
Eleutharrhena macrocarpa Paeonia suffruticosa Dalbergia fusca var. enneandra
Horsfieldia hainanensis Amydalus ledebouriana Dalbergia odorifear
H. tetratepala Malus sieversii Erythrophloeum fordii
Myristica yunnanensis Potainnia mongolica Ormosia hosiei
Sinia rhodoleuca Mussaenda anomala Nyssa Yunnanensis
Archineottia gaudissartii Phellodendron amurense Malania oleifera
Diplandrorchis sinica Handeliodendrom bodinieri Phamnochaics soquilii
Phalaenopsis aphrodite Litchi chinensis var. euspontanea Tengia scopulorum
Tangtsinia ndnchuanica Otophora unilocularis, Dayaoshania cotinifolia
Paphiopedium armeniacum Paranephelium hainanensis Homiboea lungzhouensis
Paphiopedium micranthum Madhuca hainanensis Metabriggsia ovalifolia
Paphiopedium dianthum Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora Petrocosmea qinlingensie
Paphiopedium malipoensis Sonneratia hainanensis Primulina tabacum
Priority Domestic Animal Species and Varieties (continued)
Species Varieties Location
Ox Zhoushan black ox Zhejiang Province
Hainan high hump ox Hainan Province
Yunnan dulong ox Yunnan Province
Horse Miniature horse Guangxi,Guizhou and Sichuan Province
Hequ horse Sichuan,Qinghai and Gansu Province
Donky Guanzhong donkey Shanxi Province
Camel Alashan camel Inner Mongolia
Pig Wuzhishan pig Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province And Shanghai Municipality
Sheep Hu sheep Zhejiang Province
Haixi Tibet sheep Qinghai Province

Chicken

Beijing You chicken Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences
.Niaoshan chicken Zhejiang Province
Xianju chicken Zhejiang Province
Langshan chicken Jiangsu Province
Chahua chicken Yunnan Province
Gushi chicken Henan Province
Duck Z-Iine of Peking duck Beijing Municipality
Goose Shitou goose Guangdong Province

Major Areas of Wffd Species and Varieties of Crops Requiring Protection

Wart-grained wild rice, Xima Township, Mengjiang County, Yunnan Province Wild soybean, Longtan Lake  area, Wuhe County, Anhui Province Amphicarpaea, Yaxian County,Hainan Province
Huashan new wheat grass,Huashan Mountain, Shaanxi Province
Wart-grained, ordinary and medicinal wild rice, Yaxian County, Hainan Province Wild soybean, Xiongxian County, Hebei Province
Wild soybean, Xinmiao Township, Yikezhao County,Inner Mongolia Wild primative Japanese mulberry, wild shallot, Yangtao, Shennongjia Mountain, Hubei Province
Ordinary wild rice, Dongyuan Township, Dongxiang County, Jiangxi Province
Wild soybean, Guofu Town ship, Keshan City, Heilongjiang Province
Ordinary wild rice, Hanguang Township, Yingde County, Guangdong Province Long spike mulberry, Xinshan District, Weifeng County, Hubei Province
Wild soybean, Kenli County, Shangdong Province
Wild Dali tea and big tea tree, Menghai County, Yunnan Province Wild leek, Fubaoshan, Lichuan County, Hubei Province Wild buckwheat, Weining County, Guizhou Province
Amphicarpaea, (wild white flower bean), Yinan County, Shandong Province
Wild soybean, Chayu County, Tibet

 

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