ORDER

FAMILY

SCIENTIFIC NAME

COMMON NAME

BASIS*

Amphibians

 

 

 

 

Anura

Bufonidae

Bufo marinus**

Giant American Toad

Observed

 

Ranidae

Occidozyga leavis

Common Small-headed Frog

Observed

 

 

Rana everitti

Common Green frog

Observed

 

 

Rana erythraea**

Green Paddy Frog

Observed

 

Rhacophoridae

Polypedatus leucomystax

Common Tree frog

Observed

 

 

Rhacophorus hecticus

Samar Tree Frog

Ethno

Reptiles

 

 

 

 

Chelonia

Emydidae

Cuora amboinensis

Malayan Fresh-water Turtle

Observed

Sauria

Gekkonidae

Gekko gecko

Common Gecko

Observed

 

 

Hemidactylus frenatus***

Common House Gecko

Observed

 

Agamidae

Draco spiloptera***

Common Flying Lizard

Observed

 

 

Hydrosausrus pustulatus***

Sailfin Water Lizard

Observed

 

Varanidae

Varanus salvator

Malay Monitor

Observed

 

Scincidae

Lamprolepis smaragdina***

Green Tree Skink

Observed

 

 

Mabuya multifasciata***

Common Mabouya

Observed

Serpentes

Boidae

Python reticulatus

Reticulated Python

Observed

 

Elapidae

Naja samarensis****

Samar Cobra

Ethno

 

 

Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra

Ethno

*Ethno=Ethnobiological interviews

**Introduced

***Endemic to the Philippines

****Endemic to greater Mindanao faunal region

 



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