Special Column: Biodiversity Observation and Research

1. Three New Species of Diploderma Hallowell,1861 (Reptilia: Squamata:Agamidae) from the Shaluli Mountains in Western Sichuan,China
2. Application of eDNA Metabarcoding for Detecting Anura in North China

Zoogeography

1. Phylogenetic Relationships among Chinese Rice Frogs within the Fejervarya limnocharis Species Complex (Amphibia: Dicroglossidae)
2. Lineage Diversification and Niche Evolution in the Chinese Cobra Naja atra(Elapidae)

Zooecology

1. Metagenomic Analysis of Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) Gut Microbiota Reveals Differences among Wild and Captive Individuals Linked to Hibernating Behaviors
2. Endocast Morphological Variation and Its Driving Forces in Scutiger boulengeri
3. Desertification Drives the Shift in Egg Size-Number Trade-Off in an Agamid Lizard