List of species native to Hong Kong
This list contains species first discovered in Hong Kong, with the endemic species asterisked.
Plants
- Bauhinia (Bauhinia blakeana)
- Crapnell's camellia (Camellia crapnelliana)
- Grantham's camellia (Camellia granthamiana)
- Hong Kong camellia (Camellia hongkongensis)
- Hong Kong dogwood (Dendrobenthamia hongkongensis)
- Hong Kong iris (Iris speculatrix)
- Hong Kong balsam (Impatiens hongkongensis)
- Pavetta (Pavetta hongkongensis)
- Hong Kong croton (Croton hancei)*
- Hong Kong wild kumquat (Fortunella hindsii), see Kumquat
- Hong Kong bamboo (Arundinaria shiuyingiana)*
- Lantau star-anise (Illicium angustisepalum)*
- Hong Kong asarum (Asarum hongkongense)*
- Shiuying bamboo (Arundinaria shiuyingiana)*
- Subglabrous cane (Sasa subglabra)*
- Two-coloured bulbophyllum (Bulbophyllum bicolor)*
- Monteiro's caterpillar orchid (Cheirostylis monteiroi)*
- Entire lip ginger (Zingiber integrilabrum)* (probably extinct)
Animals
Mammals
- Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis)
Amphibians
- Romer's tree frog (Philautus romeri)*
- Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
- Hong Kong cascade frog (Amolops hongkongensis)
- Short-legged horned toad (Xenophrys brachykolos )*
- Polypedates megacephalus
- Fejervarya multistriata
- Rana macrodactyla
- Microhyla pulchra (Hallowell), 1861
Reptile
- Hongkong blind skink (Dibamus bogadeki)*
- Lazell's blind snake (Typhlops lazelli)*
- Anderson's stream snake (Ophisthotropis andersonii)
- Eumeces quadrilineatus (Blyth), 1853
- Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888
- Calamaria septentrionalis Boulenger, 1890
- Dendrelaphis hollonrakei Lazell, 2002
- Ahaetulla prasina medioxima (Lazzell, 2002)
Fish
- Aphyocpris lini
- Hong Kong paradisefish (Macropodus hongkongensis)
- Pseudogastromyzon myersi
- Parazacco spilurus (Gunther), 1868
- Pseudohemiculter dispar (Peters), 1880
- Oreonectes platycephalus Gunther, 1868
- Rhinogobius duospilus (Herre, 1935)
- Bathyphylax bombifrons Myers, 1934
- Figaro melanobranchus (Chan), 1965
- Sphyraena putnamiae Jordan & Schlegel, 1905
- Osteomugil strongylocephalus (Richardson), 1846
- Argyrosomus pawak Lin, 1940
- Nibea chui Trewavas, 1971
- Callionymus altipinnis Fricke, 1981
- Arnoglossus tenuis Gunther, 1880
- Plagiopsetta fasciatus (Fowler), 1933
- Brachirus swinhonis (Steindachner), 1867
- Cynoglossus lineolatus Steindachner, 1867
- Opistognathus hongkongiensis Chan, 1968
- Bathygobius hongkongensis Lam, 1986
- Paraploactis hongkongiensis (Chan, 1966)*
- Xyrichtys trivittatus Randall & Cornish, 2000
- Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846)
Mollusca
- Phyllodesmium opalescene
- Chloritis hungerfordiana rufopila
- Cryptosoma imperator
- Kaliella hongkongensis
- Macrochlamys discus
- Macrochlamys nitidissma
- Marcrocycloides crenulate
- Microcystina schmackerina
- Microcystina stenomphala
- Sinoenna splendens hongkongensis
- Tornatellira boeningi
Annelida
- Aglaophamus toloensis Ohwada, 1992
Malacostraca
Arachnida
Araneae
Acari
- Copidognathus daguilarensis Bartsch, 1997
- Copidognathus gracilunguis Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus inconspicuus Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus longiunguis Bartsch, 1990
- Copidognathus monacanthus Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus neptuneus Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus occultans Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus paluster Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus polyporus Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus strictulus Bartsch, 1997
- Copidognathus umbonatus Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus vicinus Bartsch, 1997
- Rhombognathus arenarius Bartsch, 1992
- Rhombognathus dictyotus Bartsch, 1992
- Rhombognathus hirtellus Bartsch, 1992
- Rhombognathus luxtoni (Bartsch, 1992)
- Rhombognathus neptunellus Bartsch, 1992
- Rhombognathus obesus (Bartsch, 1992)
- Rhombognathus setellus Bartsch, 1992
- Rhombognathus sinensis Bartsch, 1990
- Rhombognathus sinensoideus Bartsch, 1992
- Rhombognathus verrucosus Bartsch, 1992
- Actacarus sinensis Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus acanthoscelus Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus cephalocanthus Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus cerberoideus Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus consobrinus Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus gracilunguis Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus daguilarensis Bartsch, 1997
- Copidognathus inconspicuus Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus longiunguis Bartsch, 1990
- Copidognathus monacanthus Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus neptuneus Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus occultans Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus paluster Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus polyporus Bartsch, 1991
- Copidognathus strictulus Bartsch, 1997
- Copidognathus umbonatus Bartsch, 1992
- Copidognathus vicinus Bartsch, 1997
- Arhodeoporus minusculus Bartsch, 1991
- Agauopsis ammodytes Bartsch, 1992
- Agauopsis arenaria Bartsch, 1992
- Agauopsis humilis Bartsch, 1992
- Agauopsis sordida Bartsch, 1992
- Scaptognathus triunguis Bartsch, 1991
- Simognathus foveolatus Bartsch, 1991
- Acarochelopodia lapidaria Bartsch, 1991
- Litarachna hongkongensis Smit, 2002
Insects
Lepidoptera
Odonata
Ephemeroptera
Phasmatodea
- Phasmatidae
- Ramulus caii (Brock & Seow-Choen 2000)
- Entoria victoria Brock & Seow-Choen, 2000*
- Heteronemiidae
- Phraortes stomphax (Westwood 1859)*
- Sipyloidea shukayi Bi, Zhang & Lau, 2001*
- Neohirasea hongkongensis Brock & Seow-Choen, 2000*
- Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859)
Megaloptera
- Corydalidae
- Neochauliodes bowringi (McLachlan, 1867)
Coleoptera
Hymenoptera
Isoptera
- Rhinotermitidae
- Coptotermes hongkongensis Oshima, 1914
- Coptotermes melanoistriatus Lau & He, 1995
- Termitidae
- Ahmaditermes choui Ping & Tong, 1989
- Macrotermes planicapitatus Gao & Lau, 1996
- Nasutitermes choui Ping & Xu, 1989
- Nasutitermes dudgeoni Gao & Lam, 1986
Psocoptera
- Epipsocidae
- Hinduipsocus hongkongensis Li & Mockford, 1997
- Mesopsocidae
- Mesopsocus hongkongensis Thornton, 1959
- Peripsocidae
- Peripsocus hongkongensis Thornton & Wong, 1968
Diptera
Hemiptera
- Aleyrodidae
- Paraleyrodes pseudonaranjae Martin, 2001
- Aphididae
- Aulacophoroides millettiae Qiao, Jiang & Martin, 2006
- Toxoptera victroiae Martin, 1991
- Coccidae
- Cribropulvinaria tailungensis Hodgson & Martin, 2001
- Fistulococcus pokfulamensis Hodgson & Martin, 2005
- Miridae
- Orientomiris sinicus (Walker), 1873
Trichoptera
- Helicopsychidae
- Helicopsyche agnetae Johanson & Oláh, 2008
See also
References
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