Browsing by Subject "herpetology"

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    • Duhol matapang,' another Taal Lake resident, threatened by extinction 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2019, on page A10)
      A sea snake seen only in Taal Lake may find itself treading the path to extinction, like the “tawilis,” unless actions are taken to address its dwindling population, conservationists said. Since 2009, the “duhol matapang” ...

    • Group sets off alarm over forest turtle trade 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2020, on page A4)
      A wildlife trade monitoring network has sounded the alarm on the massive illicit trading of the Philippine forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis), previously thought to be extinct until rediscovered by scientists in ...

    • Hope for the crocs 

      Mascariñas, Erwin M.; Cinco, Maricar; Baraoidan, Kimmy; Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2020, on page A12)
      The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) is among the local species categorized in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species as “critically endangered,” with its ...

    • R&D in Agusan Marsh 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 21, 2010, on page A14)
      The Agusan Marsh comprises 11 habitat types and subtypes—the freshwater swamp forest (with Terminalia, peat swamp and sago palm forest subtypes), secondary scrub forest, herbaceous swamp forest, open water (oxbow/floodplain ...