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Its an endemic fresh water crocodile that is critically endangered and considered the most threatened crocodilian in the world, found in Mindoro.

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Crocodylus mindorensis (Philippine crocodile)

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They are the indicator of pristine marsh/mangrove.

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Crocodile

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Who is the biggest crocodile ever caught?

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Saltwater crocodile named Lolong. (21 feet log)

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Scientific name of saltwater crocodile

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Crocodylus parosus

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Scientific name of estuarine crocodile

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Crocodylus palustris

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Economic importance of crocodile

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Source of meat and leather

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Habitat of turtles

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Saltwater

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Habitat of terapins

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Freshwater/ponds

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Habitat of tortoise

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Land/desert

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The only living remnants of the dinosaur age.

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Sea turtles

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The only reptiles with no teeth

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Turtles

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Mass nesting of pawikans(sea turtles)

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Arribada

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If the climate is hot what will be the gender of the pawikan’s egg?

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Female

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The longest alive vertebrates

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Turtles

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The convex dorsal portion of the turtle’s shell.

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Carapace

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The flattened ventral piece of the turtle’s shell

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Plastron

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The only carnivorous marine turtle (eats jellyfish)

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Olve-ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

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Largest turtle

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Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea

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Endemic freshwater turtle that is critically endangered.

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Philippine forest turtle etc.

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Soft shelled turtle

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Trionix spiniferus (sisikan)

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Species of monitor lizard that are specialized frugivores.

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Panay monitor lizard (Varanus mabitang)
Varanus olivaceus
Varanus bitatawa

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Philippine largest lizard

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Varanus salvator

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Lizard with vacuum feet

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Gekko gecko (Tuko)

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What is arboreal?

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Animals spend most of their time in trees (Pandan trees)

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What lizard is assumed to treat HIV and other illnesses?
Tokay gecko
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They have a distinct orange-spotted, blue-grey skin, can grow up to 15.7 inches in length and feeds on insect and worms.
Tokay gecko
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They lack of eyelids and external ears.
Snakes
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Locally known as ulopong or karasaen, 1-1.6 M
Philippine cobra (Naja philippinensis)
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Largest venomous snake in the country with the length of 18 ft.
King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
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Scientific name of phyton
Phyton reticulatus
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What is the family of cobra
Elapidae
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What is the family of anaconda
Boidae
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Largest snake in the world by weight and height
Green/common anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
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How do desert adder move?
side winding
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How do king cobra move?
Serpentine
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How do western diamond back move?
Concertina
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How do rainbow boa move?
Rectilinear
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Living snakes are found on every continent except?
Antarctica
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Summer sleep of animals
Aestivate
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Winter sleep of animals
Hibernation
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Animals that live part of their lives in water and part on land.
Amphibians
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They are vertebrates and are also ectothermic; they cannot regulate their body heat.
Amphibians
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What is the largest amphibian?
Japanese giant salamander (6 ft long)
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What is the smallest amphibian?
Gold frog (1 cm long)
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Group of amphibians that superficially resemble earthworms or snakes.
Caecilians
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They have no limbs and have a very short tail, they are blind. And the most obscure group of amphibians.
Caecilians
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Caecilians arose from a group of tetrapods knows as?
Lepospondyli
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What is the family name of the true toad?
Bufonidae
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Where is the poison glands of toads located?
Back, side or legs
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What is the toad imported to control pest in sugar cane plantation?
Cane toad
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They are most noticeable by their call which can be widely heard during the night or day mainly in their mating season.
Frogs
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What is the order of frog that means "tail less"
Anura
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Slender bodied amphibians with long tails and four legs that diverged during permian period.
Newts and salamanders
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This class includes all bony fishes.
Osteichthyes
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They are cold blooded vertebrates that breath though gills and use fins for swimming.
Ostheichthyes
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Several distinguishing features of bony fishes
Skeleton of bones, scales, paired fins, one pair of gills, jaws and nostrils.
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A fish that is an important source of protein and largely domesticated
Bangus (Chanos chanos)
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Smallest fish
Pygmy Goby (Pandaka pygmaea
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Where is the pygmy goby found?
Malabon, Manila
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The smallest commercial fish
Sinarapan (Mestichtys luzoniensis)
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Where s sinarapan found?
Lake Buhi
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They feed on mosquito larvae
Guppy fish
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A fish found in Mindanao that can travel on land
Climbing perch
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A fish introduced from Africa and largely domesticated
Tilapia
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The most expensive fish worth 2400 per kilo in Palawan and the most endangered fish
Mameng (Humphead wrasse)
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Class of cartilaginous fish that have a skeleton made of cartilage, rather than bone.
Chondrichthyes
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Fish under Chrondichthyes
Sharks, skates and rays ( Southern Stingray)
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Class of jaw less fish and said to be the earliest vertebrates.
Agnatha
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When did the scientist found fossils of agnatha species
Late Cambrian period 500 million years ago
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Scientific name of Tilipia
Tilapia velotica

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