Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island,Philippines,VI: The Herpetofauna of the Subic Bay Area  

作　　者：Anne DEVAN-SONG Rafe M.BROWN 

机构地区：[1]Wildlife In Need Foundation,Subic Bay Freeport Zone [2]Department of Ecology and Evolution Biology & Biodiversity Institute,University of Kansas

出　　处：《Asian Herpetological Research》2012年第1期1-20,共20页亚洲两栖爬行动物研究（英文版）

基　　金：Support for RMB’s fieldwork was provided by the Society for Systematic Biology,the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles;a National Science Foundation(NSF)Dissertation Improvement Grant(DEB 0073199);current support for RMB during the preparation of this manuscript was provided by NSF DEB0743491;Support for ADS’s field surveys was provided by Ocean Adventure

摘　　要：We present detailed species accounts for 55 species of amphibians and reptiles(14 species of frogs,24 snakes,16 lizards,one turtle) from 24 localities in the vicinity of Subic Bay,southern Zambales Province,Luzon Island,Philippines. Although we note numerous species that are conspicuously absent in Subic Bay(and which we expect will eventually be recorded in the region),our many new records plus a summary of the available historical museum specimen data depict a diverse subset of species diversity known from the southern Zambales Mountains of southwestern Luzon. We compare our data to several other recent herpetofunal surveys from Luzon,discuss biogeographic regionalism of this complex island,and report on numerous new natural history observations for many included species. With the absence of any protected areas in the entire province,the amphibians and reptiles of Zambales should be a particularly important future conservation priority.We present detailed species accounts for 55 species of amphibians and reptiles(14 species of frogs,24 snakes,16 lizards,one turtle) from 24 localities in the vicinity of Subic Bay,southern Zambales Province,Luzon Island,Philippines. Although we note numerous species that are conspicuously absent in Subic Bay(and which we expect will eventually be recorded in the region),our many new records plus a summary of the available historical museum specimen data depict a diverse subset of species diversity known from the southern Zambales Mountains of southwestern Luzon. We compare our data to several other recent herpetofunal surveys from Luzon,discuss biogeographic regionalism of this complex island,and report on numerous new natural history observations for many included species. With the absence of any protected areas in the entire province,the amphibians and reptiles of Zambales should be a particularly important future conservation priority.

关 键 词：herpetological biodiversity northern Philippines Zambales Mountains 

分 类 号：Q958[生物学—动物学]