title: AmphibiaChina: an online database of Chinese Amphibians.
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.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China. chej@mail.kiz.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Che
authors.affiliation: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK 73072-7029, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000145:classification; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D002965:Classification; D016208:Databases, Factual; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet
keywords: Amphibia; DNA barcoding; Species identification; Taxonomy; Tree of life
references.citation: Dongwuxue Yanjiu. 2016 Jan 18;37(1):57-9
references.pmid: 26828034