One week in Apayao forest reveals 15 reptile, amphibian species

'The documentation of at least 15 herpetofaunal species, including specimens that may potentially be new to science, demonstrates how much more there is to discover in our forests,' says Dorothy Joy Cayaba of the local environment office

TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — Three Platymantis specimens that may represent species previously unknown to science were among at least 15 amphibian and reptile species documented in the forests of Calanasan, Apayao, environment officials said. The findings came from a scientific survey conducted Aug. 13 to 19