Facts & Figures on Described and Endemic Species Flashcards
Philippine Biodiversity traits (3)
1 of 17 megadiverse countries
52, 177 described species, half endemic
top 10 in endemism
Species of organisms that have been formally documented and named by scientists according to established taxonomic rules and procedures
Described species
Key criteria and steps in making a species a described species (9)
Discovery and Collection
Taxonomic Study
Species Description
Type Specimen
Peer Review
Publication
Naming
Documentation
Verification
Organisms naturally found in a specific geographic area or region and not naturally found anywhere else in the world
Endemic species
Key characteristics of endemic species (4)
Geographical isolation
Isolation
High conservation value
Biodiversity Hotspots
Endemic Percentage
Terrestrial mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Flora
65%
36%
69%
81%
51%
There are no endemic plant families but there are ___ endemic genera
Aalso, one third of the ___ plant species are endemic
26
9250
___ identified seven endemic bird areas in the hotspots (7)
Over ___ bird species can be found here. ___ are endemic or 35 percent and ___ are threatened
Birdlife International
Luzon
Mindoro
Eastern Visayas
Cebu
Negros
Palawan
Mindanao
530
185
60
Birds! Normie names provided:
Philippine Eagle (second alrgest eagle in the world)
Negros Bleeding Heart
Visayan Wrinkled Hornbill
Scarlet-Collared Flowerpecker
Philippine Cockatoo
Philippine Eagle (second alrgest eagle in the world)
Pithecophaga jefferyi
Negros Bleeding Heart
Gallicolumba keayi
Visayan Wrinkled Hornbill
Aceros waldeni
Scarlet-Collared Flowerpecker
Dicaeum retrocintum
Philippine Cockatoo
Cacatua haematuropygia
Birds!:
Philippine Eagle
Negros Bleeding Heart
Visayan Wrinkled Hornbill
Scarlet-Collared Flowerpecker
Philippine Cockatoo
___ mammal species can be found in biodiversity hotspots and over ___ endemic (61 percent)
Most impressive of the mammals is ___ which only lives in ___
165 mammal species
100
Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis)
Mindoro island
Reptiles are represented by ___ species, while ___ are endemic (68 percent)
___ genera are endemic which includes ___ by a single species ___ on Luzon
and ____ from the genus ___
The ____ is the most threatened crocodilian in the world
235
160
six
Myersophis
Myersophis alpestris
Philippine Crocodile
Crocodylus mindorensis
____ amphibian species in the hotspot with ____ percent endemic.
The ____ has special adaptations for gliding with the etra flaps of skin and webbing between fingers and toes to generate lift
90
85 percent
Panther flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)
About ___ percent of the philippines’ nearly ____ recorded insect species are found in the hotspot
One third of the ___ buttterflies found here are endemic
Over ___ of the more than ___ species of tiger beetle are endemic
70 percent
21000
915
110
130
Philippines has more than ___ inland fish. This includes ___ endemic genera and more than ___ endemic species
An example is ____ confined to taal lake
280 inland fish
nine
65
Sardinella tawilis
