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Class: Reptilia: Order: Squamata: ... Binomial name; Calliophis philippinus (Günther, 1864) Calliophis philippinus, the Philippine coral snake, is a species of snake ...
Calliophis nigrotaeniatus (Peters, 1863) – banded Malaysian coral snake, striped coral snake (Indonesia, Malaysia ) Calliophis philippinus (Günther, 1864) – Philippine coral snake (the Philippines) Calliophis salitan Brown, Smart, Leviton, & Smith, 2018 – Dinagat Island banded coral snake (the Philippines)
Balanophora coralliformis, sometimes known as coral plant, [2] is a flowering plant in the family Balanophoraceae and is known only from Mount Mingan on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Like others in its genus , it is an obligate parasite growing on the roots of rainforest trees, but differs in that its tuber appears above ground and ...
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Coral reefs just off the coasts of Indonesia and the Philippines possess the world's most diverse coral species and organisms. These coral reefs are susceptible to severe damage by environmental impacts and mankind. The majority of the destruction of coral reefs in Southeast Asia is due to illegal fishing practices and explosives. These ...
Hemibungarus gemianulis is a species of venomous elapid snake, [2] commonly known as the Philippine false coral snake or barred coral snake. Distribution [ edit ]
Calliophis salitan is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.It is endemic to the Philippines and known from Dinagat Island and Mindanao; [1] [2] the former is based on a small number of recent records whereas the latter is based on a museum specimen from 1887.
The Philippine Sea hosts an exotic marine ecosystem. There are 421 of the 577 known species of corals in coastal waters, including 19 seagrass species and 30 species of mangrove, both of which contribute nutrients to coral systems. The Philippines also consists of 20 percent of the shellfish globally.