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The island of Cebu in the Philippines is home to various species of reptiles and amphibians. Supsup, et al. (2016) recorded a total of 13 amphibian species and 63 reptile species. Brachymeles cebuensis is a rare skink endemic to Cebu. Secretive blind snakes such as Malayotyphlops hypogius and Ramphotyhlops cumingii are found on the island as well.
There are a wide range of frogs, salamanders and caecilians that can be kept in an aquarium. Some of these are not found in the pet trade. This is usually because they're either too big for most commercial aquariums (ex: giant salamanders), are endangered (ex: achoques), or both.
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It inhabits mangrove swamps and marshes and is one of 144 known modern amphibians which can tolerate brief excursions into seawater, and is possibly the only extant marine amphibian. [6] This frog can tolerate marine environments (immersion in sea water for brief periods or brackish water for extended periods) by increasing urea production and ...
Amphibious fish; also several types of normally fully aquatic fish such as the grunion and plainfin midshipman that spawn in the intertidal zone; Some amphibians such as newts and salamanders, and some frogs such as fire-bellied toads and wood frogs. Some reptiles such as crocodilians, turtles, water snakes and marine iguanas.
Pulchrana grandocula, also known as the big-eyed frog, is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is endemic to the southern Philippines and occurs on the islands of Basilan , Bohol , Camiguin Sur , Dinagat , Samar , Siargao , Bucas Grande , and Mindanao .
Pages in category "Reptiles of the Philippines" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 289 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Aphantophryne nana is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.It is endemic to the Philippines and is known with certainty only from the island of Camiguin. [2] [4] It is unclear whether similar frogs from northeast Mindanao are referable to this species. [1]