Xie Feng, Lau Michael Wai Neng, Stuart Simon N, Chanson Janice S, Cox Neil A, Fischman Debra L
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
Sci China C Life Sci. 2007 Apr;50(2):265-76. doi: 10.1007/s11427-007-0021-5.
The conservation status of all the amphibians in China is analyzed, and the country is shown to be a global priority for conservation in comparison to many other countries of the world. Three Chinese regions are particularly rich in amphibian diversity: Hengduan, Nanling, and Wuyi mountains. Salamanders are more threatened than frogs and toads. Several smaller families show a high propensity to become seriously threatened: Bombinatoridae, Cryptobranchidae, Hynobiidae and Salamandridae. Like other parts of the world, stream-breeding, high-elevation forest amphibians have a much higher likelihood of being seriously threatened. Habitat loss, pollution, and over-harvesting are the most serious threats to Chinese amphibians. Over-harvesting is a less pervasive threat than habitat loss, but it is more likely to drive a species into rapid decline. Five conservation challenges are mentioned with recommendations for the highest priority research and conservation actions.
对中国所有两栖动物的保护状况进行了分析，结果表明，与世界上许多其他国家相比，中国是全球保护的重点地区。中国有三个地区的两栖动物多样性尤为丰富：横断山脉、南岭和武夷山。蝾螈比青蛙和蟾蜍面临的威胁更大。几个较小的科极有可能受到严重威胁：铃蟾科、隐鳃鲵科、小鲵科和蝾螈科。与世界其他地区一样，在溪流中繁殖、生活在高海拔森林中的两栖动物面临严重威胁的可能性要高得多。栖息地丧失、污染和过度捕捞是对中国两栖动物最严重的威胁。过度捕捞的威胁不如栖息地丧失普遍，但更有可能导致物种迅速衰退。文中提到了五个保护挑战，并针对最优先的研究和保护行动提出了建议。
