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Panthera tigris amoyensis Hilzheimer, 1905:598

South China tiger, South Chinese tiger

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Invalid (synonym)

Last record: 1986

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct in the Wild)

 

Distribution

China

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Caldwell, H. R. (1924). Blue Tiger. New York: Abingdon Press.

Caldwell, H. R. (1953). China Coast Family. Chicago, Illinois: Henry Regnery.

C. Coggins (2010) ‘King of the hundred beasts’: a long view of tigers in Southern China. In: Tigers of the World: The Science, Politics, and Conservation of Panthera tigris (Second Edition), eds. R. Tilson & P.J. Nyhus , pp. 431-438. San Diego, CA: Elsevier.

EastSouthWestNorth. (2007, Oct 19). “The South China Tiger Photographs.” Retrieved from http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20071019_1.htm

Fàbregas, María C., Fosgate, Geoffrey T. and Koehler, Gary M. (2015). Hunting performance of captive-born South China tigers (Panthera tigris amoyensis) on free-ranging prey and implications for their reintroduction. Biological Conservation 192: 57-64. [Abstract]

Hauben, Jay. (year?). Netizen Reporting and Media Criticism Pressure for a New Journalism The South China Tiger, Anti-CNN and the Wenchuan Earthquake. [incomplete citation]

Jacobs, Ruth. (2008). The Navigator: Philip Nyhus directs the Chinese government to the places where tigers may once again roam free. Colby Magazine 97(3): Article 7. Available at: http://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine/vol97/iss3/7

Joslin, Paul and Maryanka, Daphne. (1968). Endangered Mammals of the World: Report on Status and Action Treatment. IUCN Publications, New Series, Supplementary Paper No. 13: 34 pp.

Liu, Yue-Chen et al. (In Press, 2018). Genome-Wide Evolutionary Analysis of Natural History and Adaptation in the World’s Tigers. Current Biology. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.019

Lu, H. and Sheng, H. (1986). Distribution and status of the Chinese tiger, pp. 51-58. In: Miller, S. and Everett, D. (eds.). Cats of the World: Biology, Conservation and Management. Washington DC: National Wildlife Federation.

Perry, R. (1965). The World of the Tiger. New York, NY: Atheneum.

Qin, Yiyuan, P.J. Nyhus , C.L. Larson , C.J.W. Carroll , J. Muntifering , T.D. Dahmer , L. Jun & R.L. Tilson. (2015). An assessment of South China tiger reintroduction potential in Hupingshan and Houhe National Nature Reserves, China. Biological Conservation 182: 72-86.

Qin, Yiyuan and Nyhus, Philip J. (2017). Assessing factors influencing a possible South China tiger reintroduction: a survey of international conservation professionals. Environmental Conservation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892917000182 [Abstract]

Sun, Xin et al. (2023). Ancient DNA reveals genetic admixture in China during tiger evolution. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02185-8

Tang, Tao et al. (2023). Integrated approach considering seasonal variability and habitat uncertainty to map habitat for the prey of South China tiger. Ecological Indicators 148: 110082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110082

Tilson, R., Defu, H., Muntifering, J. and Nyhus, P. J. (2004). Dramatic decline of wild South China tigers Panthera tigris amoyensis: field survey of priority tiger reserves. Oryx 38: 40-47.

R. Tilson & P.J. Nyhus , eds. (2010) Tigers of the World: The Biology, Politics, and Conservation of Panthera tigris. San Diego, CA: Academic Press/Elsevier.

K. Traylor-Holzer , X. Zhong & Y. Yuzhong (2010) The struggle to save the last South China tigers. In: Tigers of the World: The Science, Politics, and Conservation of Panthera tigris, eds. R. Tilson & P.J. Nyhus , pp. 457-462. San Diego, CA: Academic Press/Elsevier.

Wang, Chen et al. (2021). Population genomic analysis provides strong evidence of the past success and future strategies of South China tiger breeding. Research Square preprint. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1157812/v1

Yuan, Yaohua et al. (2020). Reproductive parameters of female South China Tigers in captivity. European Journal of Wildlife Research 66: 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-020-01375-0 [Abstract]

Yuan, Yaohua et al. (2022). Comparative analysis of the fecal microbiome and metabolomics of healthy versus captive South China tigers with mild-diarrhea. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2022-0115

Zhang, Le et al. (2022). Chromosome-scale genomes reveal genomic consequences of inbreeding in the South China tiger: A comparative study with the Amur tiger. Molecular Ecology Resources. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13669

Zhang, Wenping et al. (2019). Sorting Out the Genetic Background of the Last Surviving South China Tigers. Journal of Heredity. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esz034 [Abstract]

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2011/09/30/south-china-tiger-conservation-program-mourns-big-cat-lost-in-tragic-fight/

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/7527/south-chinese-panthera-tigris-amoyensis

 

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