Education and Appointments: JIANG Ke, Senior Experimentalist, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Born in 1987, JIANG Ke specializes in the Herpetological Museum management (including science popularization work) and taxonomic studies on amphibians and reptiles. He has published a total of 102 academic papers, including 28 papers as first or corresponding author (including co-authorship), and published 2 translation books and 2 monographs. He has described 3 new genera and 55 new species of amphibians and reptiles. He was the principal investigator for 8 research projects. Research Interest Taxonomy on amphibians and reptiles Public Services Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation – Editorial Review Board; Asian Herpetological Research – Youth Editorial Board Member; Expert Advisory Committee on Wildlife Conservation Management and Epidemic Prevention and Control in Chengdu – Consultant Honors Exemplary individual in Science Communication of Chengdu Branch, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2020 Seleted Publication 1. Jiang K, Ren JL, Lyu ZT, Wang D, Wang Z, Lv K, Wu JW, Li JT*. Taxonomic revision of Amolops chunganensis (Pope, 1929) (Amphibia: Anura) and description of a new species from southwestern China, with discussion on Amolops monticola group and assignment of species groups of the genus Amolops. Zoological Research, 2021, 42(5), 574–591. 2. Jiang K, Lyu ZT, Ren JL, Li JT*. Updated checklist of serpents (Reptilia, Squamata) in China. Asian Herpetological Research, 2025, 16(2): 134–146. 3. Jiang K, Wu DH, Huang JJ, Ren JL, Gao ZY, Lyu ZT*, Li JT*. Description of a new species of kukri snake (Serpentes: Colubridae: Oligodon) from Xizang, China. Asian Herpetological Research, 2025, 16(1): 36–48. 4. Jiang K, Ren JL, Wang J, Guo JF, Wang Z, Liu YH, Jiang DC*, Li JT*. Taxonomic revision of Raorchestes menglaensis (Kou, 1990) (Amphibia: Anura), with descriptions of two new species from Yunnan, China. Asian Herpetological Research, 2020, 11(4): 263–281. 5. Jiang K, Ren JL, Guo JF, Wang Z, Ding L, Li JT*. A new species of the genus Dendrelaphis (Squamata: Colubridae) from Yunnan Province, China, with discussion of the occurrence of D. cyanochloris (Wall, 1921) in China. Zootaxa, 2020, 4743(1), 1–20. 6. Lyu ZT, Gao ZY, Huang JJ, Wu DH, Jiang DC, Jiang K*, Li JT*. A new species of Scutiger from Sichuan, China, previously misreported as S. chintingensis (Anura: Megophryidae). Asian Herpetological Research, 2025, 16(1): 20–35. 7. Lyu ZT, Li ML, Wang GQ, Liu G, Liu M, Jiang K*, Jiang DC*, Li JT. Taxonomic status of three recently proposed species of the genus Kurixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae), with discussion on the ZooBank registrations for electronical publication. Asian Herpetological Research, 2024, 15(1): 31–40. 8. Ren JL, Jiang K*, Li JT*. On the validity of the generic nomen Liuixalus Li, Che Bain, Zhao, and Zhang (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Asian Herpetological Research, 2023, 14(1): 121–122. 9. Jiang K, Wu YK, Ren JL, Wang YF. The Book of Frogs (Chinese Edition). Peking University Press, 2018, 1-659. 10. Jiang K, Wu YK, Qiao ZC, Ren JL. The Book of Snakes (Chinese Edition). Peking University Press, 2023, 1-664. 11. Che J, Jiang K, Yan F, Zhang YP. Amphibians and Reptiles in Tibet-Diversity and Evolution. Science Press, 2020, 1-803. Supported Projects JIANG Ke was the principal investigator for 8 research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Fund), the National Key Research and Development Program (subtopics), Biotaxonomist of Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc. |
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