Month: December 2014
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Fregata ariel
Read More: Fregata arielSpecies: Fregata ariel English Name: Lesser Frigatebird Chinese Name: 白斑軍艦鳥 Family: Fregatidae Description: This large seabird has 70-80 cm in length and 175-193 cm in wingspan. The plumage is mostly all black with a white patch on the flank (males) or white collar and breast (females). The bill is slate-blue (males) or pinkish (females). Occasionally wanders at Macao coastal area.…
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Accipiter gularis
Read More: Accipiter gularisSpecies: Accipiter gularis English Name: Japanese Sparrowhak Chinese Name: 日本松雀鷹 Family: Accipitridae Description: This is the smallest bird of prey in the region, with 23-30 cm in length. It is very similar to Besra, but is smaller and has a uppertail pattern. It occurs in Macao as a passage migrant. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: –…
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Nezara viridula
Read More: Nezara viridulaSpecies: Nezara viridula English Name: Green Stink Bug, Green Vegetable Bug Chinese Name: 稻綠蝽 Family: Pentatomidae Description: This bug has around 1 cm, is bright green and shield-shaped. The live cycle has tree stages: egg, nymph and adult. Nymphs are orange in color when they hatch and then became black with yellowish or red pattern before maturing into a…
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Evania appendigaster
Read More: Evania appendigasterSpecies: Evania appendigaster English Name: Ensign Wasp Chinese Name: 蠊卵旗腹蜂 Family: Evaniidae Description: Large Ensign Wasp, with forewings up to about 7 millimeters long. It is all black and has a wide separation of the first and second sections of the coxa. This species parasite Cockroaches by laying eggs on the oothecae (egg case) and the wasp larvae use…
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Opisthoplatia orientalis
Read More: Opisthoplatia orientalisSpecies: Opisthoplatia orientalis English Name: Litter Cockroach, Amphibious Litter Roach Chinese Name: 東方水蠊 Family: Blaberidae Description: This large Roach can reach 3,8 cm (females) or 1,5 cm (males) in length. Adults are black with white borders on the pronotum and red ones on the abdomen. This species is found in woodland litter and has even been reported near mangroves.…
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Periplaneta americana
Read More: Periplaneta americanaSpecies: Periplaneta americana English Name: American Cockroach Chinese Name: 美洲蟑螂 Family: Blattidae Description: Large, about 2,5-4 cm in length, winged Cockroach. The body is reddish brown with a yellowish margin behind the head. This cosmopolitan insect generally lives in moist areas and prefer warm temperatures. They are common in basements, cracks and crevices, foundations and walkways adjacent to buildings.…
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Cuora flavomarginata
Read More: Cuora flavomarginataSpecies: Cuora flavomarginata English Name: Chinese Box Turtle, Yellow-marginated Box Turtle, Golden-headed Turtle Chinese Name: 黃緣盒龜, 夾板龜, 克蛇龜 Family: Geoemydidae Description: Semiaquatic, medium-sized turtle (about 15 cm in carapace length). The carapace is black and brown with a distinctive yellow central keel, plastrom is black with a yellow edge and the head is olive above with a yellow line…
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Trimeresurus albolabris
Read More: Trimeresurus albolabrisSpecies: Trimeresurus albolabris English Name: Bamboo Snake, Green Pit Viper, White-lipped Pit Viper Chinese Name: 白唇竹叶青蛇 Family: Viperidae Description: Venomous, small snake, usually with 50 cm in length but can reach 90 cm. Above, it is bright green with a yellow (females) or white (males) ventrolateral stripe and a reddish-brown streak on the tail. The ventral side is yellowish,…
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Naja atra
Read More: Naja atraSpecies: Naja atra English Name: Chinese Cobra, Taiwan Cobra Chinese Name: 舟山眼鏡蛇, 中華眼鏡蛇, 飯鏟頭 Family: Elapidae Description: Highly venomous, medium sized snake, usually 90-100 cm but can grow up to 165 cm. The dorsal color is brown, grey, black or even gold or yellow in rare cases. The ventral is grayish white with two black spots on the upper…
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Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus
Read More: Bungarus multicinctus multicinctusSpecies: Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus English Name: Many-banded Krait Chinese Name: 銀環蛇, 銀環蛇指名亞種, 銀腳帶, 銀蛇, 白節蛇, 銀包鐵 Family: Elapidae Description: Medium to large sized snake, averaging about 80-105 cm but can grow up to 150 cm. The body has, at least, 35 pair of black and white crossbands, with the black bands being wider. The bands don’t extend to the…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
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Least Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
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Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…