Tag: Philippines
New Species of Fanged Frog Discovered In the Philippines
The frog, Limnonectes cassiopeia has been collected more than 12 times over the last 20 years but were thought to be juveniles of the Luzon giant fang [...]
Critically Endangered Gigantes Limestone Frog Successfully Bred For First Time In Captivity
Project Palaka announced the frogs began hatching October 17. Currently there are 21 neonates and all are voracious eaters. Photo by Project Palaka [...]
National Geographic Society Awards Grant To Conserve Gigantes Island Frog
It will help with monitoring wild populations of the frog as well as establish a captive breeding program at the University of the Philippines. [...]
Two Palawan Forest Turtles Released Into The Wild
The first two captive-bred Palawan forest turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis) from a captive breeding program on Palawan island in the Philippines hav [...]
New Fanged Frog Species Discovered In The Philippines
Researchers in the Philippines have discovered a new frog species that was previously thought to be the same species found on another island, but was [...]
Critically Endangered Philippine Crocodile Can Scale 50 Degree Limestone Walls
The most critically endangered crocodile species in the world, the Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) can climb steep hills, a behavior tha [...]
Bearded Dragon Most Popular Pet Reptile, Followed By Ball Python And Leopard Gecko, Data Shows
The bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is the most popular herp kept by reptile keepers, according to a study based off Google Trends research publishe [...]
Illegal Trade Of Philippine Monitor Lizards Aided By Facebook
Facebook continues to be the main tool for the illegal selling of monitor lizards in the Philippines, according to a report by TRAFFIC, an organizatio [...]
Philippine Burrowing Snake Species Discovered In University Collection
A subterranean snake that was collected in the Philippines in 2006 and 2007 was misidentified in the field and spent more than 10 years in the Univers [...]
New Philippine False Gecko Species Discovered In Bicol Region On Luzon Island
Researchers in the Philippines have discovered and described a new species of Philippine false gecko whose genus cannot be found anywhere else in the [...]
Illegal Wildlife Trafficker In Florida Sentenced To 90 Days Home Detention
A man who in January 2020 pleaded guilty to smuggling CITES-protected water monitors from the Philippines, has been sentenced to 90 days of home deten [...]
Researchers Discover New Species of Cloud Forest Frog In The Philippines
A species of frog of the genus Platymantis has been discovered in the montane forests of Leyte and Samar islands in the Philippines. The frog, Platyma [...]
Green Iguanas Found In The Wild In Singapore And Thailand
The common green iguana (Iguana iguana), once the most popular lizard with reptile keepers and native to Mexico, southern Brazil and Paraguay, has bee [...]
Scared Of Snakes? There May Be A Gene For That
Study of Philippine Agta Negrito tribe's encounters with the reticulated python points to genetic fear of snakes. [...]
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