Volume 4, Issue 4 (12-2022)
JAD 2022, 4(4): 15-27 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Tagoon M D T, Donato J L, Susulan T B, Vitor K C A, Mamora S H T, Delima-Baron E M. Rapid assessment of anurans of Panigan-Tamugan watershed, Davao City, Mindanao Island, Philippines. JAD 2022; 4 (4) :15-27
URL: http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-241-en.html
URL: http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-241-en.html
Marian Dara T. Tagoon 
1, Joshua L. Donato2 , Treaseur B. Susulan3 , Karyn Chrislene A. Vitor4 , Samuel Herbert T. Mamora5 , Elsa May Delima-Baron6
1, Joshua L. Donato2 , Treaseur B. Susulan3 , Karyn Chrislene A. Vitor4 , Samuel Herbert T. Mamora5 , Elsa May Delima-Baron6
1- School of Business Management, Education, Arts and Sciences, San Pedro College, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines , marian.tagoon@gmail.com
2- EGIP Foundation Inc, # 14 Alaminos St., Rolling Hills Subdivision, Bacaca, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
3- GIS Practitioner, Barangay Tibungco, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
4- Department of Arts and Sciences Education, University of Mindanao Tagum College, Tagum City, Philippines
5- Natural Science Department, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Southeastern Philippines – Obrero, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
6- School of Business Management, Education, Arts and Sciences, San Pedro College, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines; Research, Publication, and Innovation Center, San Pedro College, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
2- EGIP Foundation Inc, # 14 Alaminos St., Rolling Hills Subdivision, Bacaca, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
3- GIS Practitioner, Barangay Tibungco, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
4- Department of Arts and Sciences Education, University of Mindanao Tagum College, Tagum City, Philippines
5- Natural Science Department, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Southeastern Philippines – Obrero, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
6- School of Business Management, Education, Arts and Sciences, San Pedro College, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines; Research, Publication, and Innovation Center, San Pedro College, Davao City 8000, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
Abstract: (5436 Views)
Data on anurans in Davao City watersheds remains depauperate. This study provides the first account of anurans of the Panigan-Tamugan watershed using visual encounter survey (VES) and microhabitat searches along fifteen 10 × 10 m belt transects. A total of 14 species belonging to 11 genera and five families were recorded for all three sampling sites in the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed. Eleven out of 14 anurans species documented in this survey are endemic to the Philippines. Anuran families recorded during the survey included Bufonidae Gray (n= 3), Dicroglossidae Anderson (n= 4), Megophryidae Bonaparte (n= 2), Ranidae Batsch (n= 1), and Rhacophoridae Hoffman (n= 4). Additional records of anurans from this study, namely Fejervarya vittigera (Wiegmann), Occidozyga laevis (Günther), Pelophryne brevipes (Peters), and Philautus worcesteri (Stejneger), increased the number of species known from watershed areas of Davao City, as they were not reported in previous inventories conducted in the city. Species richness data may not necessarily reflect the true number of species in the site. Future studies should include an increased number of transects and man hours. Although the list comprises the limited information on this taxon in watersheds, more inventories are necessary for a full understanding of anuran composition in the city's several watersheds.
Keywords: Anuran species checklist, Mindanao endemic anurans, Philippine wildlife, watershed anuran inventory
Type of Study: Short Communication |
Subject:
Species Diversity
Received: 2022/08/27 | Accepted: 2022/11/20 | Published: 2022/12/31
Received: 2022/08/27 | Accepted: 2022/11/20 | Published: 2022/12/31
References
1. Alcala, A. C. and Brown, W. C. (1998). Philippine amphibians: Illustrated field guide. Bookmark Inc., Makati City, Philippines. 116 pp.
2. AmphibiaWeb. (2022). Amphibian species by the numbers. www.amphibiaweb.org (Accessed 18 November 2022).
3. Apayor-Ynot, C. L., Tan, S. N, Lim, N. K., Delima-Baron, E. M. and Mohagan, A. (2017). Diet of cane toads (Rhinella marina) collected from areas adjacent to human dwellings in Davao City, Philippines. Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 3 (11): 640-642.
4. Bain, R., Biju, S. D., Brown, R. M., Das, I., Diesmos A. C., Dutta, S., Gower, D., Inger, R., Iskandar, D., Kaneko, Y., Lau, M. W. N., Meegaskumbura M., Ohler, A., Papenfuss, T., Pethiyagoda, R., Stuart, B., Wilkinson, M. and Xie, F. (2006). Chapter 7. Amphibians of the Indomalayan realm, In: Stuart, S., Hoffman, M., Chanson, J., Cox, N., Berridge, R., Ramani, P. and Young, B. (Eds.), Threatened amphibians of the world. IUCN, Conservation International and Lynx Edicions, Virginia, USA and Barcelona, Spain. pp. 1-151.
5. Bishop, P. J., Angulo, A., Lewis, J. P., Moore, R. D., Rabb, G. B. and Moreno, J. G. (2012). The amphibian extinction crisis - what will it take to put the action into the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan? Sapiens, 5 (2): 97-111.
6. Burger, J. and Snodgrass, J. (1998). Heavy metals in bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles: effects of depuration before analysis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 17: 2203-2209. [DOI:10.1002/etc.5620171110]
7. Causaren, R. M., Diesmos, A. C., and Mallari, N. A. D. (2016). Anuran diversity and ecology from forest fragments in Cavite Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, 10: 63-76.
8. Coritico, F. B., Sinamban, E. B., Mohagan, A. B. and Amoroso, V. B. (2018). Preliminary report on the anurans of Mt. Pantaron Range, Bukidnon, Central Mindanao, the Philippines. Journal of Nature Studies, 17 (1): 9-23.
9. Dacalus, C., Calunsag, A., Hoshino, L., Peralta, D. and Baron, E. M. (2017). Anuran assemblage on forest edges of Datu Salumay, Davao City, Philippines. University of Mindanao International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2 (1): 1-7.
10. Delima-Baron, E. M., Mohagan, A. B., Leano, E. P. and Amoroso, V. B. (2019). Philautus (bush frog) species from montane forest of Marilog District, Davao City, Southern Mindanao, Philippines. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 17 (2): 62–70. [DOI:10.32526/ennrj.17.2.2019.13]
11. Delima-Baron, E. M., Marin, M. O. D., Logramonte, B. A. and Mohagan, A. B. (2021). Species account of anurans from the western slope of Mt. Kitanglad, Mindanao Island, Philippines. Asian Herpetological Research, 12 (1): 76–87. [DOI:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200049]
12. Delima-Baron, E. M., Ruales, C. A. S., Tripole, C., Tagoon, M. D. T. and Susulan, T. B. (2022). Anurans of select green spaces of Davao City, Mindanao Island, Philippines. Biodiversitas, 23 (9): 4810-4815. [DOI:10.13057/biodiv/d230949]
13. Diesmos, A. C., Watters, J. L., Huron, N. A., Davis, D. R., Alcala, A. C., Crombie, R. I., Afuang, L. E., Gee-Das, G., Sison, R. V., Sanguila, M. C., Penrod, M. L., Labonte, M. J., Davey, C. S., Leone, E. A., Diesmos, M. L., Sy, E. Y., Welton, L. J., Brown, R. M. and Siler, C. D. (2015). Amphibians in the Philippines, Part I: Checklist of the species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 62 (4): 457-539.
14. Frost, D. R. (2021). Amphibian species of the world: An online reference Version 6.1. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/ (Accessed 28 November 2022).
15. Gersava, J., Abad, R., Camino, F., Responte, M., Achondo, M. J. M. and Gamalo, L. E. (2020). Native and invasive alien anuran species in urbanized areas in Davao City, Philippines, with preliminary study of feeding biology. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 13 (1): 1-8. [DOI:10.46309/biodicon.2020.729824]
16. Heyer, W. R., Donnelly, M. A., McDiarmid, R. W., Hayek, L. C. and Foster, M. S. (1994). Measuring and monitoring biological diversity: standard methods for amphibians. Smithsonian Institution Press, USA. 364 pp.
17. Ibañez, J. C., Tampos, G. P., Maglinte, M., Reazona, A., Villanueva, A. and Bañes, A. (2012). Talomo-Lipadas and Panigan-Tamugan Watersheds: resource and socio-economic assessment (Final Technical Report 2012). Philippine Eagle Foundation and Interface Development Interventions, Inc., and Foundation for the Philippine Environment, Davao City, Philippines. 169 pp.
18. International :union: of Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2022). The IUCN red list of threatened species version 2021-3. https://www.iucnredlist.org (Accessed 20 May 2022).
19. Jabon, K. J. D., Gamalo, L. E. D., Responte, M. A., Abad, R. G., Gementiza, G. D. C. and Achondo, M. J. M. (2019). Density and diet of invasive alien anuran species in a disturbed landscape: a case in the University of the Philippines Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines. Biodiversitas, 20 (9): 2554-2560. [DOI:10.13057/biodiv/d200917]
20. Nuñeza, O., Ates, F. B. and Alicante, A. A. (2010). Distribution of endemic and threatened herpetofauna in Mt. Malindang, Mindanao, Philippines. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19: 503-518. [DOI:10.1007/s10531-009-9742-z]
21. Plaza, J. L. and Sanguila, M. B. (2015). Preliminary report on the anurans of Mount Hilong-Hilong, Agusan Del Norte, Eastern Mindanao, Philippines. Asian Herpetological Research, 6 (1): 18-33. [DOI:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.140037]
22. Relox, R. E., Leaño, E. P. and Ates-Camino, F. (2011). Herpetofaunal endemism and diversity in tropical forests of Mt. Hamiguitan in the Philippines. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 6 (1): 107-113.
23. Salo, J. B. and Solania, C. L. (2022). Preliminary survey and diet analysis of anurans in the riparian zone of Calayagon Watershed, Agusan Del Norte, Philippines. Journal of Bioresource Management, 9 (1): 11-21.
24. Sanguila, M. B., Cobb, K. A., Siler, C. D., Diesmos, A. C., Alcala, A. C. and Brown, R. M. (2016). The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: The herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands. ZooKeys, 624: 1-132. [DOI:10.3897/zookeys.624.9814]
25. Sanguila, M. B., Plaza, J. L., Mahinay, M. Y., Edma, R. C. and Brown, R. M. (2020). Herpetological assemblages in tropical forests of the Taguibo Watershed, Butuan City, Eastern Mindanao, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science, 150 (S1: Special Issue on Biodiversity): 451-431.
26. Solania, C. L. and Fernandez-Gamalinda, E. V. (2018). Species composition and habitat association of anurans within water systems of Andanan Watershed, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region, Philippines. Environmental and Experimental Biology, 16: 159-168. [DOI:10.22364/eeb.16.15]
27. Sumanasekara, V. D. W., Dissanayake, D. M. M. R. and Seneviratne, H. T. J. (2015). Review on use of amphibian taxa as a bio-indicator for watershed health and stresses. NBRO Symposium Proceedings, 1-5.
28. Toledo-Bruno, A. G., Macas, D. G., Buenavista, D. P., Medina, M. A. P. and Forten, R. R. C. (2017). Amphibian and reptile diversity in Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park, Philippines. Environmental and Experimental Biology, 15: 127-135. [DOI:10.22364/eeb.15.11]
29. Vidal, K. C., Macusi, E. D. and Ponce, A. G. (2018). Inventory and morphometrics of anuran species found in Mt. Kilala of the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science, 147 (4): 631-640.
30. Warguez, D. A., Mondejar, E. P. and Demayo, C. G. (2013). Frogs and their microhabitat preferences in the agricultural and secondary forest areas in the vicinity of Mt. Kalatungan Mountain, Bukidnon, Philippines. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 2 (10): 51-63.
31. Watters, J. L., Cummings, S. T., Flanagan, R. L. and Siler, C. D. (2016). Review of morphometric measurements used in anuran species descriptions and recommendations for a standardized approach. Zootaxa, 4072 (4): 477-495. [DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4072.4.6] [PMID]
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
| Designed & Developed by : Yektaweb