Philippine Species of Endemic Fauna •(Philippine_SoEFa)•

[moy1moy1]

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WOW yehey~ hehehe salamat engr. gaevwa hehehehe!!

[moy1moy1]

Turtle #4 : Asian Leaf Turtle



Com.name: Leaf turtle, bao
Sci.name: Cyclemys dentata
Classification: Reptiles
Family: Turtles
Location/Origin:
The turtle can be found in North India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Bali), Philippines (Palawan: Calamian Islands etc.), and China.
Status: Endangered
Description:
The Asian Leaf Turtle Cyclemys dentata is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia. They are also common in the pet trade.
Asian leaf turtles can grow 6 to 9.5 inches (15 to 24 cm) long.
Reference:
The Reptile Database
Asian Leaf Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[moy1moy1]

Question to @LL Turtle lovers:

aware man mo sa illegal turtle trade sa colon noh? kanang dha sa manalili? aware mo sa kahimtan nila dbah? poor water, daplin sa dalan ug gesulod ug hawla or gebutang sa aquarium, swimming w/ out resting or just simply to bask kajut........ now my question is how to save them? choices are:

a.) Buy them and save them from their seller, so that they may flourish and be happy again at your hands , disease-free and lively.
b.) Do not buy them. why? they might be weak and just counting their last days but they are heroes for their brothers and sisters in the wild.
c.) Buy them to add to your collections esp. the rare and endangered ones.

answers from your "answers" will be posted as soon as quota of 7 replies is achieved..

[gaevwa]

Question to @LL Turtle lovers:

aware man mo sa illegal turtle trade sa colon noh? kanang dha sa manalili? aware mo sa kahimtan nila dbah? poor water, daplin sa dalan ug gesulod ug hawla or gebutang sa aquarium, swimming w/ out resting or just simply to bask kajut........ now my question is how to save them? choices are:

a.) Buy them and save them from their seller, so that they may flourish and be happy again at your hands , disease-free and lively.
b.) Do not buy them. why? they might be weak and just counting their last days but they are heroes for their brothers and sisters in the wild.
c.) Buy them to add to your collections esp. the rare and endangered ones.

answers from your "answers" will be posted as soon as quota of 7 replies is achieved..

You should add another set of choices bai:
d.) Contact DENR plus inform environmentalist group.
e.) Buy them to save them for the meantime but turn them over t DENR plus inform environmentalist group.
f.) Secure license from DENR to raise them..

What ya think?

[moy1moy1]

hahaha sus mau tanay etubag nako sa answer no. 3 hehehe, pina sumbong style lang or maybe care-to-wellness dayun donate sa DENR~

kung collector lang w/ out the purpose of keeping them as pets (gehemu rag collectors item bahala illegal) aw sumbong juhd natoh.
kung enthusiast+collector kah (the good side) dapat dili ni magdugay nimu ang turtle unless u can secure a permit from the DENR -weLL @ least nanamui idea sa answer #3

[cromagnon]

the link was jsu from the gma net site .

Giant "tamilok", jackpot, and leprosy - Public Affairs - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

[gaevwa]

Hi to all pls check if this is the one:

Name: Giant tube worms


Scientific Name: Riftia pachyptila
Local Name: Tamilok (Giant Tamilok)
Found in: Sultan Kudarat

Description:
Giant tube worms, Riftia pachyptila, are marine invertebrates in the phylum Annelida[1] (formerly grouped in phylum Pogonophora and Vestimentifera) related to tube worms commonly found in the intertidal and pelagic zones. Riftia pachyptila lives over a mile deep and up to several miles deep on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near black smokers and can tolerate extremely high temperatures and sulfur levels. They can reach a length of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in).

Body structure:
They have a highly vascularized, red "plume" at the tip of their free end which is an organ for exchanging compounds with the environment (e.g., H2S, CO2, O2, etc). The tube worm does not have many predators, as few creatures live on the sea bottom at such depths. If threatened, the plume may be retracted into the worm's protective tube. The plume provides essential nutrients to bacteria living inside a specialized organ within its body (i.e., trophosome) as part of a symbiotic relationship. They are remarkable in that they have no digestive tract, but the bacteria (which may make up half of a worm's body weight) turn oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, etc. into organic molecules on which their host worms feed. This process, known as chemosynthesis, was first recognized by Colleen Cavanaugh while she was a graduate student at Harvard.
The bright red color of the plume structures results from several extraordinarily complex hemoglobins found in them, which contain up to 144 globin chains (presumably each including associated heme structures). These tube worm hemoglobins are remarkable for carrying oxygen in the presence of sulfide, without being completely "poisoned" or inhibited by this molecule, as hemoglobins in most other species are.

Energy and nutrient source:
With sunlight not available directly as a form of energy, the tubeworms rely on bacteria in their habitat to oxidize hydrogen sulfide, using dissolved oxygen in the water for respiration. They use this reaction for energy in chemosynthesis. For this reason, tube worms are partially dependent on sunlight as an energy source, since they use free oxygen, which has been liberated by photosynthesis in water layers far above obtain nutrients. In this way tubeworms are similar to many forms of life which living in ocean below depths that sunlight can penetrate. However, tubeworms are unique as a large animal, in being able to use bacteria to indirectly obtain all materials they need for growth, from extremely small molecules dissolved in water. Tube worm growth resembles that of hydroponically grown fungi, more than it does that of typical animals which need to "eat".

Reproduction:
To reproduce, Riftia pachyptila females release lipid-rich eggs into the surrounding water so they start to float upwards. The males then unleash sperm bundles that swim to meet the eggs. After the eggs are fertilized, the larvae swim down to attach themselves to the rock.

Growth rate and age:
Riftia pachyptila has the fastest growth rate of any known marine invertebrate. These organisms have been known to colonize a new site, grow to sexual maturity and increase in length to 4.9 feet (1.5 m) in less than two years. This is in sharp contrast to Lamellibrachia luymesi, the tube worms that live at deep sea cold seeps and grow very slowly for most of their lives. It takes from 170 to 250 years for Lamellibrachia luymesi to grow 2 meters in length, and even longer worms have been discovered.

Source: Giant tube worm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[moy1moy1]

sir sorry to say, pero ang giant tube worms na imu gepost kai makita sa abyss near sa volcanic area w/ lots of pressure. ang k2 tamilok kae mkita ra sa shallow near rotting logs or just below the seafloor. mA hand pick ra sa mga tawo unya ang head a2 kai dili red, greyish in form unya w/ teeth-like appendages dayun ang shell kai taas compared sa sa red tube worm. impossible sad makuha ang red tube worm kae, so to say, naa tapad sa volcanic areas ug sa areas nga puno sa sulphur ug grabeh ang pressure, ma bunkag ang tawo nag mulanguy dd2,nice try though~ hehe

en.ani tan.awn ang head sa tamilok sir, murag kuan, kanang a2oang kuan... u know, hehe

[moy1moy1]

I would like to add somethng, ngtnaw kog pirated na jessica soho reports (yeah, they're fast, kopya lang nuon sa TV hehee grebh ang piracy dreh) sa back issue last SAt. , they're mollusk , not worms.. although the original tamilok (the little ones) or the mangrove wood worm is a "worm", the giant one is not a worm.

[gaevwa]

sir sorry to say, pero ang giant tube worms na imu gepost kai makita sa abyss near sa volcanic area w/ lots of pressure. ang k2 tamilok kae mkita ra sa shallow near rotting logs or just below the seafloor. mA hand pick ra sa mga tawo unya ang head a2 kai dili red, greyish in form unya w/ teeth-like appendages dayun ang shell kai taas compared sa sa red tube worm. impossible sad makuha ang red tube worm kae, so to say, naa tapad sa volcanic areas ug sa areas nga puno sa sulphur ug grabeh ang pressure, ma bunkag ang tawo nag mulanguy dd2,nice try though~ hehe

en.ani tan.awn ang head sa tamilok sir, murag kuan, kanang a2oang kuan... u know, hehe

well, if that's the case, then it's still a part of normal tube worms which are found in mangrove areas..
pilia lang ani o asa ani->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_worm_(body_plan)