Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VI: The Herpetofauna of the Subic Bay Area: Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VI: The Herpetofauna of the Subic Bay Area

Recent herpetological biodiversity survey work on the Philippine island of Luzon has revealed a rich diversity of amphibian and reptiles species (Brown, 2007; Diesmos and Brown, 2011; Diesmos et al., 2002) in an island archipelago previously thought to be depauperate in herpetofaunal diversity compared to the adjacent mainland (Inger, 1954, 1966, 1999; Noble, 1931; Taylor, 1928). Additionally, high levels of localized, intra-island microendemism clearly surpass most earlier estimates (Brown et al., 1996, 2000a, in review; Diesmos et al., 2005; McLeod et al., 2011; Siler et al., 2011a), suggesting that a substantial portion of Luzon’s herpetological diversity has been produced in situ through evolutionary processes of diversification (Brown and Diesmos, 2009). The diversity and pockets of microendemism on Luzon Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VI: The Herpetofauna of the Subic Bay Area