Philippine Species of Endemic Fauna •(Philippine_SoEFa)•

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Passerine #3: Asian Glossy Starling



Com.name: black-starling
Sci.name: Aplonis panayensis
Classification: Birds
Family: Passerines
Location/Origin:
It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
status: Least Concern
Description:
The Asian Glossy Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. There are also a huge number of this species inhabits towns and cities, where they take refuge in abandoned buildings and trees. They often move in large groups and considered as one of the noisiest species of birds.
Reference:
Asian Glossy Starling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Snake #2: Wagler's pit viper



Com.name: ahas, bitin
Sci.name: Tropidolaemus wagleri
Classification: Reptiles
Family: Snake-Vipers
Location/Origin:
Found in in the Philippines on the islands of Balabac, Basilan, Bohol, Dinagat, Jolo,Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Palawan, Samar and Tumindao
Description:
They are found in a wide variety of colors and patterns, often referred to as "phases". In the past, some researchers classified the different phases as subspecies. The phases vary greatly from having a black or brown coloration as a base, with orange and yellow banding to others having a light green as the base color, with yellow or orange banding, and many variations therein.
Reference:
Tropidolaemus wagleri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Snake #3: Philippine Cobra



Com.name: Ulupong, cobra
Sci.name: Naja philippinensis
Classification: Reptiles
Family: Snakes
Location/Origin:
Found on the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, Catanduanes and Masbate
Description:
The Philippine Cobra is a stocky, very toxic snake native to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, Catanduanesand Masbate. Its average length is 1,70 m. Populations from Mindoro Island are known to be up to 2 metres in length (Lutz, M., 2006). Its color is light to medium brown while the young cobra's color is a darker brown. They have 23-27 scale rows around the neck and 21 just above the middle part of the body. They prey upon mice, frogs and small mammals. The female lays eggs in clutches of ten to twenty with an incubation time of sixty to seventy days.
Reference:
Philippine Cobra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Gecko #2 : Common House Gecko



Com.name: Common House Gecko, butiki , tiki, Pacific house gecko, Asian house gecko, house lizard
Sci.name: Hemidactylus frenatus
Classification: Reptiles
Family: Geckos
Location/Origin:
native of southeastern Asia and the northern parts of Africa
Description:
The Common House Gecko, scientific name Hemidactylus frenatus, is a native of southeastern Asia and the northern parts of Africa. Known as the Pacific house gecko, the Asian house gecko, or simply, the house lizard, it is the most recently discovered member of a quartet of small, prolific and aggressive lizards (orGekkonids) that are nocturnal. They can be seen climbing walls of houses and other buildings in search of insects attracted to porch lights, hence their name. Spread around the world by ships, these geckos are now common in the southern half of the United States as well as large parts of Australia. They grow to a length of between three to six inches (about 7.5–15 cm), and live for about five years.
A tropical gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus thrives in warm, humid areas where it can crawl around on rotting wood in search of the insects it eats. The animal is very adaptable and may prey on insects and spiders, displacing other reptiles.
Like many geckos, this species can lose its tail when alarmed. And like all geckos, its call or chirp rather resembles the sound "gecko, gecko". However, this is an interpretation, and the sound may also be described as "tchak tchak tchak" (often sounded three times in sequence). In Asia/South East Asia, notably Malaysia and Singapore geckos have local names onomatopoetically derived from the sounds they make: Hemidactylus frenatus is called "chee chak" or "chi chak" (pr: chee chuck), said quickly. Also commonly spelled as "chicak" in Malay dictionaries. In the Philippines they are called "butiki" in Tagalog, or "tiki" in Cebuano, and in Thailand "jing-jok" (Thai: จิ้งจก).
Reference:
Common House Gecko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[moy1moy1]

good morning!!


I'm looking for infos about native philippine insects such as grasshopers,butterflies,moths and crickets

also in freshwater fishes and marine life

[cromagnon]

sa tanang reptiles(?) kanang scorpion jud ang akoa kinakahadlokan. traumatizing na nako pag bata pa ko hangtud karon. they give me the creeps!

lolz reptiles

mga lizards man cla.

scorpions are insext or arachnids.

[moy1moy1]

goof aftirnun

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Snake #4 : Sunbeam snake



Com.name: Sunbeam snake,rainbow snake, ahas na kulay bahaghari, ahas
Sci.name: Xenopeltis unicolor
Classification:Reptiles
Family:Snakes
Location/Origin:
Balabac, Bongao, Jolo and Palawan
Description:
This is a primitive snake known for both its highly iridescent scales and its ability to reproduce quickly, as it is Oviparous and as such can lay up to 10 eggs at a time. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Grows to an average of about 1 m (3 ft 3 in). A fossorial species, the head is wedge-shaped and narrow with little neck delineation, which makes it easy to push through the soil. Its most defining characteristic is its iridescent, highly polished scales that give this snake its common name. They have a layer of dark pigmentation just below the surface on each scale that enhances the iridescence. This is a primitive form of snake with both boid and python characteristics; which family it belongs to is still a matter of debate.
Reference:
Xenopeltis unicolor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[gaevwa]

moy1, pls include the snake na gi-baligya sa manalili..kanang naglutaw-lutaw sa aquarium..hehehe..

[moy1moy1]

Snake #5 : Reticulated Python



Com.name: Sawa, Bitin, Asiatic Ret. Python
Sci.name: Python reticulatus
Classification: Reptiles
Family: Snakes
Location/Origin:
Basilan, Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Samar, Tawi-Tawi
Description:
Python reticulatus, also known as the (Asiatic) reticulated python or regal python, is a species of python found in Southeast Asia. Adults grow to over 28 feet (8.7 m) in length and are the world's longest snakes and longest reptile, but are not the most heavily built. Like all pythons, they are non-venomous constrictors and normally not considered dangerous to humans, even though large specimens are powerful enough to kill an adult and attacks are occasionally reported.
An excellent swimmer, it has even been reported far out at sea and has consequently colonized many small islands within its range. The specific name is Latin meaning net-like, or reticulated, and is a reference to the complex color pattern.
Reference:
Python reticulatus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[moy1moy1]

moy1, pls include the snake na gi-baligya sa manalili..kanang naglutaw-lutaw sa aquarium..hehehe..

ah ka2? hehehe unsay tawag nila a2? abi nako sauna walo-walo or tigwao to siya, then abi nko run nga tankig na siya, gather pako info nig bisita naku sa manalili hehe bawal bana ang bao na2 sa sapa sa pet trade?

[moy1moy1]

asa aning duha para nemu ang k2 mkit.an sa manalili?

kani?

tankig
or kani?

tigwao