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Hydrosaurus pustulatus, commonly known as the Philippine sailfin lizard or the Philippine sailfin dragon, is a large semiaquatic agamid lizard endemic to all of the major island groups of the Philippines, with the exception of the Palawan islands. [2][1][3][4] Like other sailfin lizards, they are characterized by large sail-like dorsal crests ...
Hallowell, 1857 [2] Range of Varanus olivaceus. The Gray's monitor (Varanus olivaceus) is a large (180 cm, >9 kg) monitor lizard known only from lowland dipterocarp forest in southern Luzon, Catanduanes, and Polillo Island, all islands in the Philippines. [1] It is also known as Gray's monitor lizard, butaan, and ornate monitor. [3]
Reptiles of the Philippines — in Southeast Asia; Pages in category "Reptiles of the Philippines" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately ...
Boiga. Species: B. philippina. Binomial name. Boiga philippina. (Peters, 1867) Synonyms [2] Dipsas Philippina Peters, 1867. Boiga philippina, also known as the tawny cat eyed snake[3] or Philippine cat snake, a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake that is endemic to the Philippines. [1][2]
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. In 2013, 700 of the country's 52,177 ...
Hydrosaurus, commonly known as the sailfin dragons or sailfin lizards, is a genus in the family Agamidae. [2] These relatively large lizards are named after the sail-like structure on their tails. They are native to Indonesia (4 species) and the Philippines (1 species) where they are generally found near water, such as rivers and mangrove. [3]
The Philippine cobra is a stocky snake of medium length with long cervical ribs capable of expanding, so when threatened, a hood can be formed. The average length of this species is 1.0 metre (3.3 ft). [ 4 ] The species can grow to lengths of 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) [ 4 ] However, subpopulations of the species, particularly specimens from Mindoro ...
F.Boie, 1827. Lycodon capucinus, also known as the common wolf snake[1], is a species of colubrid snake, which is commonly found in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Named after their enlarged front teeth, which gives them a muzzled appearance similar to canines, it also makes the snout somewhat more squarish than other snakes.