AmphibiaChina: an online database of Chinese Amphibians

Jing CHE; Kai WANG

doi:10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.57

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Jing CHE, Kai WANG. AmphibiaChina: an online database of Chinese Amphibians. Zoological Research, 2016, 37(1): 57-59. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.57

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Jing CHE, Kai WANG. AmphibiaChina: an online database of Chinese Amphibians. Zoological Research, 2016, 37(1): 57-59. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.57

Jing CHE, Kai WANG. AmphibiaChina: an online database of Chinese Amphibians. Zoological Research, 2016, 37(1): 57-59. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.57

Citation:

Jing CHE, Kai WANG. AmphibiaChina: an online database of Chinese Amphibians. Zoological Research, 2016, 37(1): 57-59. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.57

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AmphibiaChina: an online database of Chinese Amphibians

doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.57

Jing CHE^1
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Kai WANG²

1 State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China;
2 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK 73072-7029, U.S.A.

Funds: The development of the AmphibiaChina has benefitted from the data accumulated through the programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31090252), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-YW-Z-0807, KSCX2-EW-Z-2), Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST2011FY120200), and the Animal Branch of the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species of CAS (the Large Research Infrastructure Funding).

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Corresponding author: Jing CHE
Received Date: 2015-12-20
Rev Recd Date: 2015-12-31
Publish Date: 2016-01-18

Abstract

Abstract

AmphibiaChina, an open-access, web-based database, is designed to provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on Chinese amphibians. It offers an integrated module with six major sections. Compared to other known databases including AmphibiaWeb and Amphibian Species of the World, AmphibiaChina has the following new functions: (1) online species identification based on DNA barcode sequences; (2) comparisons and discussions of different major taxonomic systems; and (3) phylogenetic progress on Chinese amphibians. This database offers a window for the world to access available information of Chinese amphibians. AmphibiaChina with its Chinese version can be accessed at http://www.amphibiachina.org.
- Amphibia,
- Taxonomy,
- Species identification,
- DNA barcoding,
- Tree of life

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