Month: January 2013
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Microhyla ornata
Read More: Microhyla ornataSpecies: Microhyla ornata English Name: Ornamented Pygmy Frog, Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog Chinese Name: 小雨蛙 Family: Microhylidae Description: Small frog (2-3 cm in snout-vent length) with a dark brown arrow-shaped patch on the back and swollen finger tips. The skin is smooth with random granules, the upperside is brownish and the underside is cream. Males are smaller than females and have dark…
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Lindsaea orbiculata
Read More: Lindsaea orbiculataSpecies: Lindsaea orbiculata English Name: Lindsaea Chinese Name: 海島鱗始蕨 Family: Lindsaeaceae Description: Rhizome is short-creeping with 1,5mm of diameter. Found on clayey slopes, often on river banks in light-shade or evergreen forests. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao…
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Sphaeropteris lepifera
Read More: Sphaeropteris lepiferaSpecies: Sphaeropteris lepifera English Name: Scaly Sphaeropteris Chinese Name: 筆筒樹 Family: Cynatheaceae Description: Trunk is erect, often more than 6m tall., up to 20cm in diameter. Fronds are pale green. Found on valley slopes, mountain forests, sunny grasslands and often on wet soils. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – …
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Microhyla pulchra
Read More: Microhyla pulchraSpecies: Microhyla pulchra English Name: Marbled Pygmy Frog, Beautiful Pygmy Frog, Guangdong Rice Frog Chinese Name: 花姬蛙 Family: Microhylidae Description: Small frog, with a maximum snout-vent length of 5 cm. The back has distinctive fine waving stripes forming a chevron pattern, groin and vent area are lemon-yellow and the underside is white. It is found in many habitats from forest…
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Kaloula pulchra
Read More: Kaloula pulchraSpecies: Kaloula pulchra English Name: Banded Bull Frog, Chubby Frog, Asian Painted Frog Chinese Name: 花狹口蛙 Family: Microhylidae Description: Medium-sized frog (5-8 cm in snout-vent length) with brownish back and pale underside. The two distinctive stripes can range from yellowish to salmon pink in color. Males are generally smaller and have darker throats than females. This specie is quite…
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Polypedates megacephalus
Read More: Polypedates megacephalusSpecies: Polypedates megacephalus English Name: Hong Kong Whipping Frog, Spot-legged Tree Frog Chinese Name: 棕樹蛙, 斑腿樹蛙 Family: Rhacophoridae Description: Medium sized tree frog (6-8 cm) with pads at the tips of the fingers and toes. The skin is smooth and light brown colored, usually with 3-4 narrow light stripes. The underside is white. It is commonly found near ponds,…
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Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
Read More: Hoplobatrachus rugulosusSpecies: Hoplobatrachus rugulosus English Name: Chinese Bullfrog, Chinese Edible Frog, Taiwanese Frog Chinese Name: 虎皮蛙, 田雞 Family: Ranidae Description: Large frog with 12,5 cm or more in snout-vent length. The coloration is olive-brown with black spots on the upperside and white on the underside. The dorsum has many elongated wrinkles and the lips are ornamented with black bars. The natural…
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Hylarana macrodactyla
Read More: Hylarana macrodactylaSpecies: Hylarana macrodactyla English Name: Three-striped Grass Frog, Guangdong Frog Chinese Name: 长趾蛙 Family: Ranidae Description: Small (5 cm), slender frog with smooth skin and three gold stripes on the back. The body is green to brown with dark spots between the stripes. The underside is white. It can be found in lowland lakes, marshes, floodplains and open grassy areas…
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Acrostichum aureum
Read More: Acrostichum aureumSpecies: Acrostichum aureum Commom Name: Mangrove Fern, Golden Fern Chinese Name: 鬯蕨 Family: Pteridaceae Description: A mangrove fern, bearing spores instead of flowers and fruits when fertile. Sparsely distributed in Macao, it is mainly found landward together with mangrove associates. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: Araño-Tagulao, K, Chan, SK,Wong, S., Ang,…
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Fejervarya limnocharis
Read More: Fejervarya limnocharisSpecies: Fejervarya limnocharis English Name: Asian Grass Frog, Common Pond Frog, Field Frog, Indian Rice Frog Chinese Name: 澤蛙, 澤陸蛙 Family: Ranidae Description: Medium to large sized frog with 5-12,5 cm in snout-vent length. The coloration is greenish to olive with darker spots and a prominent light vertebral line. Can be found in open wet habitats such as river…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
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