Post on 15-May-2015
CLASS MAMMALIA
Scientific Name Common English Name
Residency Status
Distribution Habitat Preferences Threat Category
Hipposideros diadema griseus
Diadem Round Leaf Bat
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Australia; Cambodia; India; Indonesia; Lao PDR; Malaysia; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea;
Solomon Islands; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Viet Nam; in the Philippines it is found in all regions except the
Batanes/Babuyan region
occurs in primary forest and disturbed lowland forest areas, including riparian areas; roosts in hollow trees, caves and man-
made tunnels
LC
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Asian Palm Civet Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Borneo, India Lao, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Siberut Island
(Mentawai, Indonesia), Philippines, Thailand, Bhutan,
Cambodia, southern China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam; with
scattered records in Sulawesi, Moluccas, and the Aru Islands;
introduced in Japan
found in a wide range of habitats including evergreen
and deciduous forest (primary and secondary), plantations and near humans, in habitats up to
2,400 m
LC
Cynopterus brachyotis Common Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
ranges from South Asia, through parts of southern China to parts of
Southeast Asia
can be found from habitats ranging from orchards, gardens
to forested tracts
LC
Rousettus amplexicaudatus
Geoffroy Rousette
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Yunnan in China extending to Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Peninsular
Malaysia through Indonesia, and the Philippines.
found in a wide variety of habitat types including
secondary forest, agricultural areas, and other disturbed
habitats like rural gardens, fruit orchards and at the forest edge
LC
Macroglossus minimus Dagger-toothed Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
widespread throughout Viet Nam, Cambodia, Thailand and
Peninsular Malaysia, to the Natuna Islands, Borneo, the
Philippines, the island of Sulawesi
primary and secondary tropical moist forest, it has also been
reported from paperbark woodlands, mangroves, swamp
forest, plantations, rural
LC
to the island of Timor, and through much of the Moluccan
Islands. Found throughout the rest of Philippines
gardens and urban areas
Rhinolophus philippinensis
Large-eared Horseshoe Bat
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Philippines (islands of Luzon, Mindoro, Negros and Mindanao);
NE Borneo; Indonesia; New Guinea; Australia
primary and secondary forest in the Philippines, and in primary
and disturbed forest in Sulawesi and Flores
LC
Viverra tangalunga Malayan Civet Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Native in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore
occurs in a variety of habitats including primary and
secondary forests, cultivated land and the outskirts of villages
LC
Rattus argentiventer Rice-field Rat Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Native in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Philippines, and Singapore Thailand; Timor-Leste; Viet Nam
natural habitat was probably swampy grasslands, but today it occurs in rice fields, grasslands,
and plantations
LC
Ptenochirus jagori Greater Musky Fruit Bat
Monotypic Endemic
occurs widely, except in the Batanes/Babuyan and Palawan
Faunal Regions
abundant in primary forest and common in secondary forest
LC
Acerodon jubatus mindanensis
Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Monotypic Endemic
widespread with the exception in the Palawan faunal region and on the Batanes and Babuyan island
groups
typically roosts in trees, but also in mangroves, usually on small
islands
EN
Cynocephalus volans Philippine Gliding Lemur
Monotypic Endemic
Found only in Mindanao Faunal Region and in islands of Basilan,
Biliran, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, and Maripi
common in lowland primary and secondary forest, and in mixed
forest and orchard
LC
Urogale everetti Mindanao Tree Shrew
Monotypic Endemic
endemic to the Mindanao Faunal Region; recorded also from
Dinagat and Siargao
inhabits mid-elevation ranges and prefers montane and lower mossy forest, though it can be
found in disturbed habitats near forested areas
LC
Eonycteris robusta Philippine Dawn Bat
Monotypic Endemic
recorded from most large islands except the Palawan Faunal Region
and the Batanes and Babuyan group of islands
Reliant on caves in lowland habitats. It is most common in
undisturbed
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Apomys insignis Mindanao montane forest mouse
Monotypic Endemic
restricted to the Mindanao Faunal Region, Mindanao and Dinagat islands; does not on occur on
Bohol, Leyte, Samar, and Biliran islands
no longer common in lowland forest; reaches its largest
abundance in montane areas preferring primary forest, but
also occurring in disturbed forest
LC
Macaca fascicularis philippensis
Philippine Long-tailed Macaque
Monotypic Endemic
found on the islands of Balabac, Basilan, Biliran, Bohol, Busuanga, Camiguin, Catanduanes, Culion,
Leyte, Luzon, northeastern Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Panay, Palawan, Samar and
Sibuyan
extremely tolerant of a range of habitats, including mangrove
and swamp forests, and can be found in agricultural areas near
forest (secondary growth, secondary forest, and primary
forest)
NT
Ptenochirus minor Lesser Musky Fruit Bat
Monotypic Endemic
found only in the Mindanao faunal region (Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, and
Mindanao, and Samar)
Found in lowland and montane forest and secondary forest, it
does not occur in agricultural or urban areas
LC
Exilisciurus concinnus Philippine Pygmy Squirrel
Monotypic Endemic
found only in the Mindanao Faunal Region and has been recorded from the islands of
Basilan, Biliran, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar, and
Siargao islands
a lowland and montane primary and secondary forest species, its highest abundance is at middle
elevations in small clearings
LC
Sundasciurus philippinensis
Philippine Tree Squirrel
Monotypic Endemic
found on Mindanao and adjacent islands: Basilan, Biliran, Bohol,
Dinagat, Leyte, Samar and Siargao
wide range of habitats: primary and secondary lowland and
montane forest, including the lower edges of mossy forest
LC
Carlito syrichta Philippine Tarsier Polytypic Endemic
restricted to the greater Mindanao faunal region, and the
islands of Bohol, Dinagat, and Leyte
occurs in both secondary and primary forest (although it is most abundant in the latter), from sea level up to 750 m.
NT
Sus philippinensis Philippine Warty Pig
Polytypic Endemic
occurs through most of the country except the Palawan Faunal Region, Mindoro, the
Negros-Panay Faunal Region, and the Sulu Faunal Region
formerly abundant from sea-level up to at least 2,800 m, in virtually all habitats; now it is
common only in remote forests
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CLASS REPTILIA
Scientific Name Common English Name
Residency Status Distribution Habitat Preferences Threat Category
Python reticulatus Reticulated Python
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Reticulated pythons are found in Southeast Asia from the Nicobar
Islands, northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, east
through Indonesia and the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the
Philippines
lives in rain forests, woodlands, and nearby grasslands; also associated with rivers and is found in areas with nearby
streams and lakes
NE
Psammodynastes pulverulentus
Common Mock Viper
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong. NE India,
Bhutan, Indonesia, Laos , Nepal, Philippine Islands, Taiwan,
Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia
found in a wide range of altitudes, from forested
lowlands to montane regions of up to 1600 m
NE
Calamaria gervaisi Gervais’ Worm Snake
Monotypic Endemic
widespread endemic of the Philippines—recorded from the
islands of Luzon, Polillo, Mindoro, Tablas, Panay, Negros, Cebu,
Catanduanes, Mindanao Lubang, and Basilan
found burrowing in humus under rotting logs, under flat
rocks, and between tree buttresses
LC
Gecko gecko Today’s Gecko Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
ranging from northeast India, to Nepal and Bangladesh, throughout
Southeast Asia, Philippines to Indonesia and western New Guinea
rainforest trees and cliffs, and it also frequently adapts to rural human habitations, roaming walls and ceilings at night in
search of insect prey
NE
Rhabdophis auriculata White-lined Water Snake
Monotypic Endemic
Basilan, Mindanao, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Dinagat and Siargao
riparian habitat and streams in tropical moist forest, including
disturbed and selectively logged areas
LC
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus
Philippine Pit Viper
Polytypic Endemic Camiguin Norte, Luzon, Catanduanes, Panay, Bohol,
encountered in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from lowland
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Mindanao, Polillo, Dinagat and Siargao
disturbed sites to mid-elevation primary tropical moist forest
Sphenomorphus fasciatus
Banded Sphenomorphus
Monotypic Endemic
Mindanao (from Mount Apo, Sarangani, and near to sea level), Camiguin, Leyte, Samar (including Mount Huraw at 400 m asl), Bohol (950 to 1,200 m asl), Basilan and
the Sulu Archipelago (from Takela and Tiepono)
under leaves and rotting logs, and between tree buttresses in
the dipterocarp and submontane forest
LC
Oxyrhabdium leponinum
Banded Philippine Burrowing Snake
Polytypic Endemic Luzon, Mindoro, Masbate, Panay, Negros, Cebu, Polilo and
Catanduanes
found in a range of habitats (forests, secondary growth, highly disturbed areas, the
edges of agricultural areas); as a burrowing snake, it is found in both dry areas and near water,
but may be slightly more common in riparian areas
LC
Ahaetulla prasina Green Vine Snake
Non-endemic resident species
with endemic subspecies
Native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam
primary lowland and montane moist forests, secondary forests,
dry and open forests, scrublands, plantations, garden, monsoon forest, cultivated land,
roadsides
LC
Boiga dendrophila Mangrove Blunt-headed Tree Snake
Non-endemic resident species
with endemic subspecies
Indonesia, India, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippine
Islands (Panay)
found more often in lowland rainforests than in mangrove
swamps
NE
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
Stripe-tailed Bronzeback
Non-endemic resident species
with endemic subspecies
D. c. terrificus is found across northeast Sulawesi and into the
southern Philippines; D. c. flavescens is found in the Sulu
Archipelago; D. c. caudolineatus is fairly widespread from Burma and
Thailand to Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Sumatra, and into the
Philippines; D. c. luzonensis is
mostly arboreal but rarely climbs higher than 4 meters and
is mostly found in the open ground or on grassy plains
NE
found on the southern islands of the Philippines; D. c. modestus is
found on the Maluku Islands.
Eutropis multifasciata East Indian Brown Mabuya
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
From India to S China, China Thailand, Myanmar, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysian Peninsula, Pulau Tioman, Johor:
Pulau Besar, Pulau Sibu, Singapore, Indonesia, New
Guinea, The Philippines
open areas of lowland and submontain forest, as well as
secondary vegetation and highly disturbed habitats such as
bamboo or coconut groves from near sea level to 1200 meters or
more
LC
Brachymeles boulengeri
Burrowing Skink Polytypic Endemic B.b. boulengeri from the islands of Polillo, southwest Luzon and
Marinduque; B.b. boholensis from Bohol island; B.b. mindorensis from Mindoro Island; and B.b.
taylori from Panay, Negros, Cebu, Ponson, Poro, Pan de Azucar, Inampulugan, Danjugan and
Siquijor Islands
underneath rotting logs, in leaf litter and amongst similar
ground cover in primary and secondary tropical moist forest
LC
Naja samarensis Samar Cobra Monotypic Endemic
found in the southern Philippines, and is endemic to the islands of Dinagat, Siargao, Camiguin Sur,
Bohol, Eastern Visayas region and Mindanao
Wide range of habitats from tropical moist forest, to low-lying plains and dry forested
regions. It can also be found in agricultural areas such as rice fields, pineapple plantations,
coconut groves and rural villages.
LC
Tropidophorus misaminius
Misamis Waterside Skink
Monotypic Endemic
endemic to the Philippines, where it has been recorded from the
islands of Basilan, Camiguin and Mindanao
moist soil under rotting logs and rocks, and also among rocks of stream beds, within forested
areas
LC
Lamprolepis smaragdina
Emerald Tree Skink
Non-endemic resident species
with endemic subspecies
Found in arboreal forests of Taiwan, Palawan and Sulu
archipelagoes in the Philippines, New Guinea as well as the Indo-Australian archipelago and down
prefer bare tree trunks without climbing plants
NE
south to the Solomon and Santa Cruz islands
Varanus salvator Common Water Monitor
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
range from Sri Lanka, India, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula
and various islands of Indonesia, living in areas close to water
frequently seen on river banks and in swamps
LC
Hydrosaurus pustulatus
Sail-fin Lizard Monotypic Endemic
found throughout the islands except Palawan
semi-aquatic species at home equally both in water and in
trees
VU
Draco ornatus White Spotted Flying Lizard
Monotypic Endemic
endemic to the Philippines, where it has been recorded from the
islands of Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao and Samar
primary and secondary forests, with animals also recorded from
adjacent coconut groves
LC
Gonocephalus semperi Mindoro Forest Dragon
Monotypic Endemic
ecorded from the island of Mindanao (including Mount Kitanglad and Mount Apo),
Camiguin Sur, Bohol, Samar and Leyte in the Philippines. Records
from Mindoro may be in error and need further investigation
secondary tropical lowland and edge forest habitats, most abundant in regenerating
second growth
DD
CLASS AVES
Scientific Name Common English Name
Residency Status Distribution Habitat Preferences Threat Category
Buceros hydrocorax Rufous Hornbill Polytypic Endemic
occurs on 11 islands: Luzon and Marinduque, Samar, Leyte, Bohol,
Panaon, Biliran, Calico-an and Buad, Dinagat, Siargao, Mindanao (plus
Balut, Bucas and Talicud) and Basilan
primary evergreen forests up to 2,100 m. It is also known to
occur locally in mature secondary and selectively-
logged forests
NT
Centropus viridis Philippine Coucal
Monotypic Endemic
Found throughout the Philippines Terrestrial LC
Collocalia esculenta Glossy Swiftlet Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Native to Brunei, Christmas Island, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Myanmar, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-
Leste;,Vanuatu
Terrestrial LC
Mimizuku gurneyi Giant Scops Owl Monotypic Endemic
known from Dinagat, Siargao and Mindanao
primary, secondary and selectively logged dipterocarp
forests, primarily in the lowlands up to 670 m, with
occasional records up to 1,300 m, including in mossy
forest
VU
Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
found throughout the pantropical oceans with few exceptions.
Breeding sites include the Carribean, the Atlantic coasts of
Brazil and Africa, oceanic islands off Madagascar, the Red Sea, northern Australia, many oceanic islands in the western and central Pacific, as well as off the coast of Mexico and
Peru
strictly marine, generally feeding on inshore waters
LC
Harpactes ardens Philippine Monotypic Philippines subtropical or tropical moist LC
Trogon Mountain Endemic
lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist
montane forests
Ceyx lepidus Chameleon Dwarf Kingfisher
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon
Islands
Terrestrial and freshwater LC
Hypsipetes philippinus Philippine Bulbul
Monotypic Mountain Endemic
Philippines subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and
subtropical or tropical moist montane forests
LC
Actenoides hombroni Blue-capped Kingfisher
Monotypic Endemic
endemic to the island of Mindanao and common in Lake Sebu and Mt. Hilong-Hilong in Agusan del Norte
sedentary inhabitant of primary forest and
occasionally secondary and disturbed habitats across a wide altitudinal range (100-2,400 m), although generally
above 1,000 m
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Loriculus philippensis Philippine hanging Parakeet
Polytypic Endemic
native to the Philippines except the Sulu Archipelago and it is not
widespread on Palawan
tropical moist lowland forests, bamboo forest and
tropical moist montane forest; also occupies human-modified habitats including
coconut groves and secondary forest
LC
Alcedo argentata Silvery Kingfisher
Polytypic Endemic
two distinct populations occur on Samar, Leyte and Bohol (A. a.
flumenicola), and Dinagat, Siargao, Mindanao and Basilan (A. a.
argentata)
Reliant upon forested streams below 1,000 m. It will
tolerate secondary and selectively logged forest and even streamside vegetation within coconut plantations,
close to forest edge, but terminalia and sago are the principal forest types where the highest densities were
recorded. It breeds in
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riverside banks and is apparently sedentary.
Aethopyga boltoni Apo Sunbird Polytypic Endemic
endemic to Mindanao, Philippines, where it is fairly common at sites including on Mt Malindang (race
malindangensis), Mt Kitanglad, Mt Apo, Mt Pasian and Lake Sebu
(nominate boltoni), and Mt Busa and Mt Matutum (race tibolii)
It generally occurs in flowering trees and shrubs in
stunted (and mossy) forest above 1,500 m.
NT
Pycnonotus goiavier Yellow-vented Bulbul
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Native to Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Terrestrial and freshwater LC
Pithecophaga jefferyi Philippine Eagle Monotypic Endemic
Philippines, particularly eastern Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao
primary dipterocarp forest, particularly in steep terrain,
sometimes frequenting secondary growth and gallery
forest (but not occupying open canopy forest), from
lowlands to at least 1,800 m
CR
Ducula bicolor Pied Imperial Pigeon
Non-endemic resident species
without subspecies
in Southeast Asia, ranging from Myanmar and Thailand south to
Java and east to the Philippines and the Bird's Head Peninsula in New
Guinea
forest, woodland, mangrove, plantations and scrub
LC
Todiramphus chloris White-collared Kingfisher
Non-endemic resident species
with endemic subspecies
wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia and
Australasia to Polynesia
Most commonly found in coastal areas, particularly in mangrove swamps. It also inhabits farmland, open woodland, grassland and
gardens. In some parts of its range, especially on islands, it
can be seen further inland, ranging into forest or into
mountain areas.
LC
Haliaeetus White-bellied Non-endemic Resident from India and Sri Lanka They are a common sight in LC
leucogaster Sea Eagle resident species without endemic
subspecies
through southeast Asia to Australia coastal areas, but may also be seen well inland. The White-bellied Sea Eagle is generally
sedentary and territorial, although it may travel long
distances.
Phapitreron amethystina
Amethyst Brown-Dove
Polytypic Endemic
Found in much of the Philippines excluding the Visayas, Marinduque
and Palawan.
Primary and Secondary forest LC
Sterrhoptilus capitalis Rusty Crowned-Babbler
Polytypic Endemic
Found in Mindanao subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests
LC
Egretta garzetta Little Egret Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
wetlands in warm temperate to tropical parts of Europe, Africa, Asia,
and Australia
Shows a preference for shallow waters in open,
unvegetated sites. Habitats frequented include the
margins of shallow lakes, rivers, streams and pools,
open swamps and marshes, flooded meadows, rafts of
floating water hyacinth
LC
Sarcops calvus Coleto Monotypic Endemic
Found throughout the Philippines except Palawan
subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane
forests
LC
Gorsachius goisagi Japanese Night Heron
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
It breeds in Japan, and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is
also seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.
prefers dense, damp forest, in both its breeding and
winter ranges
EN
Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia
found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands where
they feed on dead fish and other prey
LC
Penelopides affinis Mindanao Hornbill
Polytypic Endemic
found in the canopy of rainforests on Mindanao, Dinagat, Siargao and
Terrestrial LC
Basilan in the southern Philippines
Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Occurring on every continent except for Australasia and Antarctica, although it is just an occasional
visitor to Svalbard in the Arctic. It is found as far afield as remote islands in the Pacific, such as the Hawaiian
and Galapagos Islands
inhabits freshwater wetlands, both still and moving,
requiring easy access to open water and showing a preference for waters
sheltered by woodland, bushes or tall emergent
vegetation
LC
Corvus macrorhynchos Jungle Crow Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
northeastern Asian seaboard to Afghanistan and eastern Iran in the west, through South and Southeast Asia, to the Lesser Sundas and the
Philippines in southeast
occurs in woodland, parks and gardens, cultivated
regions with a least some trees, but is a bird of more
open country in the south of its range
LC
Gracula religiosa Common Hill Myna
Non-endemic resident species
with endemic subspecies
Resident breeder in India and its range continues east through
Southeast Asia northeastwards to southern China, and via Thailand southeastwards across northern
Indonesia to Palawan in the Philippines
prefers areas where rainfall and humidity are both high,
inhabiting most of the jungles, evergreen, and wet
deciduous forests in its range
LC
Fregata minor Great Frigatebird
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
found in tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Ocean, as well as one population in the South Atlantic
breeds on small, remote tropical and sub-tropical islands, in mangroves or
bushes and occasionally on bare ground
LC
Periparus elegans Elegant Tit Polytypic Endemic
Mindanao Terrestrial LC
Cyornis rufigastra Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
Non-endemic resident species without endemic
subspecies
Brunie, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
Terrestrial LC
CLASS AMPHIBIA
Scientific Name Common English Name
Residency Status Distribution Habitat Preferences Threat Category
Rhinella marina Giant Marine Toad
Non-endemic resident species
without subspecies
native to the Americas, and its range stretches from the Rio
Grande Valley in South Texas to the central Amazon and
southeastern Peru; introduced otherwise
inhabits open grassland and woodland, and has displayed a "distinct preference" for areas
that have been modified by humans, such as gardens and
drainage ditches
LC
Ichthyophis mindanaoensis
Caecilian Monotypic Endemic
mountain areas on Mindanao Island in the Philippines
lowland and submontane rainforest and associated
agricultural habitats, where the adults are subterranean. The
larvae inhabit unpolluted streams, rivers and quiet pools near
streams
DD
Hylarana grandocula True Frog Monotypic Endemic
known from Basilan, Bohol, Camiguin Sur, Dinagat, Samar, and many parts of Mindanao
Island
inhabitant of undisturbed and disturbed streams and rivers in
lower montane and lowland forests
LC
Occidozyga laevis Puddle Frog Non-endemic resident species
without subspecies
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
most habitats from agriculture to primary forest, excluding rice
paddies
LC
Austrochaperiva mehelyi
Non-endemic resident species
without subspecies
Endemic to Papua New Guinea lives in rainforest and good secondary growth rainforest, in
leaf-litter in very wet, mossy forest
DD
Fejervarya concrivora Crab-eating Frog
Non-endemic resident species
without subspecies
native to south-eastern Asia including Taiwan, China, the
Philippines and more rarely as far west as Orissa in India.
inhabits mangrove swamps and marshes and is the only known modern amphibian which can
tolerate salt water
LC
Staurors natator Roch Frog Monotypic Endemic
found in Palawan, Mindanao, Leyte, Bohol, Basilan, Busuanga, Culion, and Samar Islands in the Philippines; also found in Brunei,
found along clear, small, rocky streams in primary forest in hilly
terrain
LC
Indonesia and Malaysia
Kalophrynus pleurostigma
Black-spotted sticky frog
Non-endemic resident species
without subspecies
widespread in southern Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia,
southern Thailand, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Laut in the Natuna Islands and has been found in one locality on Java
leaf-litter of lowland and hill forests and occasionally in
disturbed forests
LC
Platymantis rabori Rabor’s Forest Frog
Monotypic Endemic
recognized to occur on many of the major islands in the Mindanao faunal region,
including the islands of Bohol, Leyte, Samar
considered arboreal, and occurs in secondary- and primary-growth forest above the ground on the leaves, branches, and trunks of
trees and vines
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Megophrys stejnegeri Horned Frog Monotypic Endemic
known from Basilan, Biliran, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Samar,
and many parts of Mindanao, in the southern and eastern islands
of the Philippines
found on the forest floor in leaf-litter of montane and lowland
rainforests and is dependent on mountain streams where it breeds
VU
Rhacophorus pardalis Gliding Tree Frog
Non-endemic resident species
without subspecies
Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines
(Mindanao, Negros, Bohol and Luzon)
primary and secondary rainforest; breeds at swampy forest pools.
LC
Limnonectes magnus Great Philippine Frog
Monotypic Endemic
found on Mindanao, Basilan, Bohol, Camiguin, Samar and
Leyte Islands in the Philippines, from 1,200-1,800m asl, as well
as on Sulawesi, Indonesia
undisturbed and disturbed streams and rivers in lower
montane and lowland forests
NT
Ansonia mcgregori Mcgregori’s Toad
Monotypic Endemic
mountains of central and western Mindanao Island in the
Philippines
subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist
lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and
freshwater springs
VU
Philautus acutirostris Pointed-snouted Tree Frog
Monotypic Endemic
Jolo, Basilan, and in many parts of Mindanao, in the Philippines
arboreal and occasionally terrestrial microhabitats in mossy
and montane rainforests and disturbed areas adjacent to
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forests
Nyctixalus spinosus Spiny Tree frog Monotypic Endemic
Mindanao, Leyte, Bohol and Basilan Islands in the Philippines
forest floor litter of montane and lowland rainforests; breeds and
lays its eggs in tree holes
VU
Hipposideros diadema griseus Paradoxurus hermaphrodites Cynopterus brachyotis Rousettus amplexicaudatus Macroglossus minimus
Rhinolophus philippinensis Viverra tangalunga Rattus argentiventer Ptenochirus jagori Acerodon jubatus mindanensis
Cynocephalus volans Urogale everetti Eonycteris robusta Apomys insignis Macaca fascicularis philippensis
Ptenochirus minor Exilisciurus concinnus Sundasciurus philippinensis Carlito syrichta Sus philippinensis
Python reticulatus Psammodynastes pulverulentus Calamaria gervaisi Gecko gecko Rhabdophis auriculata
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus Sphenomorphus fasciatus Oxyrhabdium leponinum Ahaetulla prasina Boiga dendrophila
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus Eutropis multifasciata Brachymeles boulengeri Naja samarensis Tropidophorus misaminius
Lamprolepis smaragdina Varanus salvator Hydrosaurus pustulatus Draco ornatus Gonocephalus semperi
Buceros hydrocorax Centropus viridis Collocalia esculenta Mimizuku gurneyi Sula leucogaster
Harpactes ardens Ceyx lepidus Hypsipetes philippinus Actenoides hombroni Loriculus philippensis
Alcedo argentata Aethopyga boltoni Pycnonotus goiavier Pithecophaga jefferyi Ducula bicolor
Todiramphus chloris Haliaeetus leucogaster Phapitreron amethystine Sterrhoptilus capitalis Egretta garzetta
Sarcops calvus Gorsachius goisagi Haliastur indus Penelopides affinis Gallinula chloropus
Corvus macrorhynchos Gracula religiosa Fregata minor Periparus elegans Cyornis rufigastra
Rhinella marina Ichthyophis mindanaoensis Hylarana grandocula Occidozyga laevis Austrochaperina mehelyi
Fejervarya cancrivora Staurors natator Kalophrynus pleurostigma Platymantis rabori Megophrys stejnegeri
Rhacophorus pardalis Limnonectes magnus Ansonia mcgregori Philautus acutirostris Nyctixalus spinosus