Faculty of Science

Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research

SINGAPORE BIODIVERSITY RECORDS DATABASE

RECORDS DATABASE

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES

NIS RECORDS FOR 2008

Classification: Animal/Reptile/ Squamata/Viperidae
Identity: Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus (Mangrove Pit-viper)
Locality: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
Observer/s: Kelvin Lim & Tan Heok Hui
Date: 25 June 2008
Identified by: Kelvin Lim
Photograph by: Kelvin Lim

 
     

Classification: Animal/Reptile/ Squamata/Agamidae
Identity: Draco sumatranus (Sumatran Flying Dragon)
Locality: Holland Close.
Observer/s: Kelvin Lim
Date: 2 July 2008
Identified by: Kelvin Lim
Photograph by: Kelvin Lim

 
     

Classification: Animal/Reptile/Squamata/Homalopsidae
Identity: Enhydris enhydris (Rainbow Water Snake)
Locality: Kranji, Neo Tiew Road
Observer/s: Vilma D’Rozario
Date: 13 April 2008
Identified by: Celine Low
Photograph by: Vilma D’Rozario

     

Classification: Animal/Amphibian/ Anura/Ranidae
Identity: Hylarana guentheri ( Günther’s Frog)
Locality: Jurong Bird Park.
Observer/s: Darren Yeo, et al.
Date: 10 May 2008
Identified by: Kelvin Lim
Photograph by: Kelvin Lim
Remarks: an introduced species from southern China that appears to be established in waterbodies within the compound of the Jurong Bird Park.

 
     
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