Amphibians and reptiles of Cabadbaran-Santiago Natural Park, Agusan del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines

Study Extent

The Cabadbaran-Santiago Natural Park (CSNP) houses the Cabadbaran River Watershed Forest Reserve, which was a declared protected area under the National Integrated Protected Area System Act of 1992. It covers the Municipalities of Cabadbaran (Sitios Ansilie, Lusong, Tumipe, Dagsanay, Puting-bato, and portion of Barangays Mahaba, Calamba, and Bayabas) and Santiago (Barangays San Isidro and Poblacion 1) in the Province of Agusan del Norte. The area is also known as the source of water not only for the municipalities of Cabadbaran and Santiago, but also for the municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez and portions of Butuan City in Agusan del Norte Province (Mallari et al. 2001).

Sampling

The standardized collection and specimen preservation techniques followed Heyer et al. (1994), Auffenberg and Auffenberg (1988), and Simmons (2002). Nocturnal (1900–0000h) and diurnal (1000–1500) searches were conducted in a variety of habitat types, along 2.0-km transects, established in each riparian and terrestrial zone.

Method steps

1. Amphibians and reptiles were identified and verified following published reference guides (Alcala and Brown 1998; Brown et al. 2000; Siler et al. 2011; Diesmos et al. 2015; Sanguila et al. 2016; Leviton et al. 2018; Weinell et al. 2019; Uetz 2020).

Municipalities of Cabadbaran and Santiago, Agusan Del Norte, Philippines