The catalogue of animal type specimens in Shennongjia, Hubei Province, China

The dataset covers 915 animal species, including type specimens collected from Shennongjia area (3 phyla, 8 classes, 31 orders and 187 families), which contain 7 vertebrates (1 phylum, 2 classes, 4 orders and 6 families) and 908 invertebrates (2 phyla, 6 classes, 27 orders and 181 families). Meanwhile, 14 species that were identified as ineffective specimens are specifically compiled. In this dataset, each record covers availability and classification of corresponding species, number of type specimens (i.e., holotype, allotype and paratype), collection location, collection time, specimen storage location in the original literature, whether the specimens are merely from Shennongjia, reference materials and remarks.