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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

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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

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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

NT

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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

VU

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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

LC

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

VU

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

VU

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

VU

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

VU

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Fejervarya cancrivora Staurors natator Kalophrynus pleurostigma Platymantis rabori Megophrys stejnegeri

Rhacophorus pardalis Limnonectes magnus Ansonia mcgregori Philautus acutirostris Nyctixalus spinosus