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**ENDEMIC ANIMALS** // // // Species listed as endemic below are species of the animalia taxonomic kingdom that are endemic to Hong Kong. <itemtable c=English Common Name,Chinese Name,Scientific Name,Group,IUCN Status;fdelim=:;header=Endemic Animals of Hong Kong> _ English Common Name: [[wiki:Romer's_Tree_Frog|Romer's Tree Frog]] Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //Philautus romeri// Group: Amphibia IUCN Status: Endangered _ English Common Name: [[wiki:short_legged_horned_toad|Short-legged Horned Toad]] Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //Xenophrys brachykolos// Group: Amphibia IUCN Status: Endangered _ English Common Name: [[wiki:Bogadek's_Burrowing_Lizard|Bogadek's Burrowing Lizard]] Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //Dibamus bogadeki// Group: Reptilia IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: [[wiki:Lazell's_Blind_Snake|Lazell's Blind Snake]] Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //Typhlops lazelli// Group: Reptilia IUCN Status: Critically Endangered _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Paraploactis_hongkongiensis|Paraploactis hongkongiensis]]// Group: Fish IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Macropodus_hongkongensis|Macropodus hongkongensis]]// Group: Fish IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: [[wiki:Garnet_Minnow|Garnet Minnow]] Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //Aphyocypris lini// Group: Fish IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Nanhaipotamon_hongkongense|Nanhaipotamon hongkongense]]// Group: Decapoda IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Chiromanthes_sereni|Chiromanthes sereni]]// Group: Decapoda IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Pseudopythina_patshuni|Pseudopythina patshuni]]// Group: Decapoda IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Crypotopotamon_anacoluthon|Crypotopotamon anacoluthon]]// Group: Decapoda IUCN Status: Vulnerable _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Somanniathelphusa_zanklon|Somanniathelphusa zanklon]]// Group: Decapoda IUCN Status: Endangered _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Caridina_apodosis|Caridina apodosis]]// Group: Decapoda IUCN Status: Critically Endangered _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Caridina_serrata|Caridina serrata]]// Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: Near Threatened _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Pseudamycus_bicoronatus|Pseudamycus bicoronatus]]// Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: N/A Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Pseudamycus relucens|Pseudamycus relucens]]// Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: N/A Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Pancorius hongkong|Pancorius hongkong]]// Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Bianor_hongkong|Bianor hongkong]]// Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Bianor_aeneiceps|Bianor aeneiceps]]// Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Langona_hongkong|Langona hongkong]]// (Song, Xie, Zhu, Wu,1997) Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Habrocestum_hongkongiensis|Habrocestum hongkongiensis]]// (Proszynski, 1992) Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: N/A _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Icius_hongkong|Icius hongkong]]// (Song, Xie, Zhu, Wu, 1997) Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:Mastira_tegularis|Mastira tegularis]]// (Xu, Han & Li, 2008) Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:|Massuria_bellula|Massuria bellula]]// (Xu, Han & Li, 2008) Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:|Diaea_simplex|Diaea simplex]]// (Xu, Han & Li, 2008) Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:|Diaea_simplex|Diaea simplex]]// (Xu, Han & Li, 2008) Group: Lepidoptera IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: Chinese Name: Scientific Name: Group: Lepidoptera IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: Chinese Name: Scientific Name: Group: Lepidoptera IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: Chinese Name: Scientific Name: Group: Lepidoptera IUCN Status: _ English Common Name: Chinese Name: Scientific Name: Group: Lepidoptera IUCN Status: </itemtable> \\ \\ **Insects** __Lepidoptera__ * Promalactis quinilineata (Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009) * Promalactis similinfulata (Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009) * Promalactis noviloba (Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009) * Promalactis longiuncata (Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009) * Promalactis biovata (Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009) * Promalactis lobatifera (Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009) * Promalactis apicispinifera (Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009) * Stereodytis acutidens (Wang & Kendrick, 2009) * Stereodytis brevignatha (Wang & Kendrick, 2009) * Neospastis sinensis (Bradley, 1967) * Scaeosopha hongkongensis (Li & Zhang, 2012) * Dichomeris hamulifera (Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010) * Dichomeris parvisexafurca (Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010) * Toleria sinensis (Walker, 1854) * Gaea variegata (Walker, 1854) * Gynnidomorpha pista (Diakonoff, 1984) * Palpita minuscula (Inoue, 1996) * Palpita parvifraterna (Inoue, 1999) * Psilalcis galsworthyi (Sato, 1996) * Sauris purpurotincta (Galsworthy, 1999) * Sauris victoriae (Galsworthy, 1999) * Sigilliclystis kendricki (Galsworthy, 1999) * Spiralisigna gloriae (Galsworthy, 1999) * Pingasa chloroides (Galsworthy, 1997) * Maxates brevicaudata (Galsworthy, 1997) * Thalassodes maipoensis (Galsworthy, 1997) * [[wiki:Beggar's Ace|Beggar's Ace]] (//Halpe paupera walthewi//) (Devyatkin, 2002) * Bellulia galsworthyi (Fibiger, 2008) * Fustis sterlingi (Fibiger, 2010) * Luceria striata (Galsworthy, 1997) * Schrankia bilineata (Galsworthy, 1997) * Lysimelia lucida (Galsworthy, 1997) * Pangrapta bicornuta (Galsworthy, 1997) * Pangrapta roseinotata (Galsworthy, 1997) * Cerynea discontenta (Galsworthy, 1998) * Hyposada kadooriensis (Galsworthy, 1998) * Belciana scorpio (Galsworthy, 1997) * Oglasa stygiana (Galsworthy, 1997) * Ugia purpurea (Galsworthy, 1997) * Chasmina sinuata (Galsworthy, 1997) * Athetis hongkongensis (Galsworthy, 1997) * Athetis bispurca (Galsworthy, 1997) * Egira ambigua (Galsworthy, 1997) __Odonata__ * Macromidia ellanae (Wilson, 1996) * Leptogomphus elegans hongkongensis (Asahina, 1988) * [[wiki:Hong Kong Tusktail|Hong Kong Tusktail]] (//Fukienogomphus choifongae//) (Wilson & Tam, 2006) * Rhipidolestes janetae (Wilson, 1977) __Phasmatodea__ * Entoria victoria (Brock & Seow-Choen, 2000) * Phraortes stomphax (Westwood, 1859) * Sipyloidea shukayi (Bi, Zhang & Lau, 2001) * Neohirasea hongkongensis (Brock & Seow-Choen, 2000) __Coleoptera__ * //[[wiki:Hong Kong Bent-Winged Firefly|Pteroptyx maipo]]// * Horniolus hisamatsui *Miyatake, 1976) * Diomus lantauensis (Yu & Lau, 2001) * Nephus eurypodus (Yu & Lau, 2001) * Scymnus alocasia (Yu & Lau, 2001) * Zyras falsus (Hlaváč, 2005) * Zyras lacunarumbeneolentium (Pace, 1993) * Agathidium xianggangense (Angelini & Cooter, 1999) * Agathidium bowringi (Angelini & Cooter, 1999) __Hymenoptera__ * Neodryinus dolosus (Olmi, 1984) <itemtable c=English Common Name,Chinese Name,Scientific Name,Group,IUCN Status;fdelim=:;header=Animals Endemic to Hong Kong and Macau and/or Guangdong> _ English Common Name: N/A Chinese Name: Scientific Name: //[[wiki:cardina_trifasciata|Caridina Trifasciata]]// Group: Arachnida IUCN Status: Vulnerable </itemtable> **PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AS ENDEMIC** **Lepidoptera** * [[wiki:Hong_Kong_Flatwing|Hong Kong Flatwing]] (//Rhipidolestes janetae//) **Decapoda:** * [[wiki:Perisesarma maipoensis|Perisesarma maipoensis]] (Soh,1978) **Amphibians:** * [[wiki:hong_kong_newt|Hong Kong Newt]] (//Paramesotriton hongkongensis//)