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Timpoong And Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument
Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument is a Philippine natural monument located in Northern Mindanao on the island of Camiguin. It encompasses two scenic volcanoes in the Camiguin Mindanao range that span the core of Camiguin: Mount Mambajao, which includes Mount Timpoong, its highest peak, and Mount Catarman, which includes Mount Hibok-Hibok, the island's only currently active volcano. Established in 2004 through Proclamation No. 570 issued by President Gloria Arroyo, the natural monument is an important watershed containing the only remaining rainforest on Camiguin. It supports a variety of endemic flora and fauna and is also noted for its waterfalls, rivers and springs. During the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment in 2015, the Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok monument was formally declared an ASEAN Heritage Park. Description The protected area stretches along the central and western interior of the island of Camiguin. It also includes a buffer zone of surrounding M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hibok-Hibok
Mount Hibok-Hibok (also known as Catarman Volcano) is a stratovolcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines. It is one of the active volcanoes in the country and part of the Pacific ring of fire. Description Volcanologists classify Hibok-Hibok or Catarman Volcano as a stratovolcano and dome complex with an elevation of and a base diameter of . It has six hot springs (Ardent Spring, Tangob, Bugong, Tagdo, Naasag and Kiyab), three craters (Kanangkaan Crater, site of the 1948 eruption; Itum Crater, site of 1949 eruption, and Ilihan Crater, site of 1950 eruption). Its adjacent volcanic edifices are Mount Vulcan, high, northwest of Hibok-Hibok; Mount Mambajao, center of Camiguin; Mount Guinsiliban high, southernmost Camiguin; Mount Butay ; and Mount Uhay, N of Mount Guinsiliban. There are also domes and cones at Campana Hill, Minokol Hill, Tres Marias Hill, Mount Carling, Mount Tibane, and Piyakong Hill. Mount Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok form the two major landmarks within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BirdLife International
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Geography Of Camiguin
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Natural Monuments Of The Philippines
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Small Rufous Horseshoe Bat
The small rufous horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus subrufus'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to the Philippines on the island of Camiguin, Catanduanes, Luzon, Mindanao and Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh largest and eighth-most populous island in the Philippines. With a total land area of 10,571 km2 ( 4,082 sq.mi ) and has a population of 1,408,454 as of 2020 census. It is located off the southwestern coast of Luz ... at elevations from sea level to 1,000m. References Rhinolophidae Mammals of the Philippines Mammals described in 1905 Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Luzon Fauna of Mindanao Fauna of Mindoro Fauna of Camiguin Fauna of Catanduanes Taxa named by Knud Andersen Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of Southeast Asia {{Rhinolophidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big-eyed Frog
''Leptopelis'' is a genus of frogs in the family Arthroleptidae. They are found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, excluding Madagascar. It is placed in monotypic subfamily Leptopelinae, although this subfamily is not always recognized. They have a number of common names, including forest treefrogs, tree frogs, leaf-frogs, and big-eyed frogs. Description ''Leptopelis'' are mostly medium-sized frogs (snout–vent length ), but '' Leptopelis palmatus'' can reach . Tympanum is present. Most species have expended digit tips. Ecology ''Leptopelis'' are mainly arboreal, but some species, especially in more arid areas, are terrestrial or even sub fossorial. Breeding typically starts with the heavy rains in the beginning of the wet season. Eggs may be deposited either in water or in/on the ground. Development includes a free-living tadpole stage, with a possible exception of '' Leptopelis brevirostris'', whose large eggs suggest that development could be direct. Males typically call in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camiguin Narrow-mouthed Frog
''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. It is unclear whether similar frogs from northeast Mindanao are referable to this species. It was described as ''Oreophryne nana'', but based on molecular data it was moved to ''Aphantophryne'' in 2017. Common names Camiguin cross frog, Camiguin narrow-mouthed frog, and volcano cross frog have been coined for the species. Description ''Aphantophryne nana'' are small, moderately slender-bodied frogs. Adult females in the type series measure in snout–vent length; no males were collected. The head is broader than it is long. The snout is short and bluntly round–pointed. The canthus rostralis is rounded. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers and the toes are dilated into moderately large disks (with the exception of the first finger). Skin is smooth. Preserved specimens are dusky brown, apart from the blackish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindanao Shrew
The Mindanao shrew (''Crocidura beatus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. Sources Crocidura Mammals of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Mindanao Fauna of Bohol Fauna of Leyte Fauna of Biliran Fauna of Camiguin Mammals described in 1910 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writhed Hornbill
The writhed hornbill (''Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus''), also known as the Mindanao wrinkled hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is endemic to humid forests on the Philippine islands of Mindanao, Dinagat and Camiguin Sur. It formerly included the Walden's hornbill as a subspecies, but unlike that species, both sexes of the writhed hornbill have orange-red throat and peri-ocular skin. The writhed hornbill is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ... and hunting. References BirdLife Species Factsheet. writhed hornbill Endemic birds of the Philippines Birds of Mindanao Fauna of Dinagat Islands Fauna of Camiguin writhed hornbill Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camiguin Hawk-owl
The Camiguin boobook or Camiguin hawk-owl (''Ninox leventisi'') is an owl species resident to the Camiguin island in the Philippines. It is the only owl in the country with greenish-yellow or grayish eyes. It was previously known as a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl, but was reclassified in 2012, as voice and other evidence suggested it a distinct species. Its native name is ''kugkug'' Description EBird describes the bird as "A rare medium-sized owl of remnant broadleaf forest on Camiguin Island. Uniformly barred, with a brown head and upperparts, a pale bar behind the shoulder, warmer brown underparts, long whiskers around the face, and pale yellow eyes. Note the white throat patch. Song is a rapid series of fairly low 'woop' notes, sometimes given in duet. White throat particularly noticeable when calling." Among the species complex, this owl is unique in that its eyes are striking greenish-yellow versus the standard yellow or reddish-brown eyes of the rest of its rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camiguin Forest Rat
Camiguin forest rat, or Camiguin bullimus (''Bullimus gamay'') is one of three species of rodents in the genus ''Bullimus''. It is endemic to the island of Camiguin Camiguin, officially the Province of Camiguin ( ceb, Probinsya sa Camiguin; tl, Lalawigan ng Camiguin; Kamigin: ''Probinsya ta Kamigin''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of Mi ..., the Philippines. References Bullimus Rats of Asia Endemic fauna of the Philippines Rodents of the Philippines Fauna of Camiguin Mammals described in 2002 {{muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camiguin Forest Mouse
The Camiguin forest mouse (''Apomys camiguinensis'') is a forest mouse endemic to the island of Camiguin in the southern Philippines. It has large ears and eyes, a long tail and rusty-brown fur, and it feeds mostly on insects and seeds. This description is based on mice captured during a biological survey conducted in 1994 and 1995 high on the steep slopes of one of the island's volcanoes. In April, 2006, the new mammal, a Philippine forest mouse, now identified as ''Apomys camiguinensis'' was captured on the steep slopes of a volcano of Camiguin during a biological survey by Heaney and Tabaranza. In 2002, Heaney, Tabaranza, and Eric Rickart (from the Utah Museum of Natural History), described a different species of forest-living rodent, ''Bullimus gamay'', from Mt. Timpoong, the same mountain where the new mouse was collected. A frog ('' Oreophryne nana'') named in 1967 had been thought to be the only vertebrate restricted to the island prior to the surveys by Heaney and Tabara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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