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Philippine Forest Turtle. Siebenrockiella leytensis is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to the Philippines. It is classified as critically endangered. It is known as the Philippine forest turtle, the Philippine pond turtle, the Palawan turtle, or the Leyte pond turtle.
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Lotokot filipiński, lotokot, kaguan, kolugo (Cynocephalus...
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Il pangolino delle Filippine (Manis culionensis (de Elera,...
- Philippine Crocodile
The Philippine crocodile was first described in 1935 by...
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This species is also vulnerable to hunting and also trapping...
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The Palawan stink badger (Mydaus marchei), pantot or tuldo...
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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (150) Sint...
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This article will introduce you to a few of the more notable animals found in the Philippines, the country known as the “Pearl of the Orient Seas,” ranging from the small and rare tamaraws to the massive and majestic Philippine eagles.
List of Endemic Species Occurring in the Philippines. marine-themed informational flash animations. Infomation Collection The Philippine Marine Biodiversity: A Unique World Treasure. 1. Arius manillensis (Sea catfish) 2. Atherinomorus regina (Culion silverside) 3. Bathygadus sulcatus. 4. Caelorinchus commutabilis. 5. Caelorinchus dorsalis. 6.
The wildlife of the Philippines includes a significant number of endemic plant and animal species. The country's surrounding waters reportedly [1] have the highest level of marine biodiversity in the world. The Philippines is one of the seventeen megadiverse countries and is a global biodiversity hotspot.
Birds. There are over 530 bird species found in the Philippines Hotspot; about 185 of these are endemic (35 percent) and over 60 are threatened. BirdLife International has identified seven Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in this hotspot: Mindoro, Luzon, Negros and Panay, Cebu, Mindanao and the Eastern Visayas, the Sulu archipelago, and Palawan.
The Philippines has more than 52,177 described species, half of which are endemic or found nowhere else on earth. In terms of terrestrial vertebrates, the Philippines is known to host 1,238 species of which 618 (or 50%) is endemic. In terms of fishes, the Philippines counts at least 3,214 species, of which about 121 are endemic and 76 threatened.
Based on GBIF-mediated occurrences and records from 33 museums, the authors of this study present a revised list of all known amphibians in the Philippines with distribution maps and representative photos of most currently recognized species.
