Key Biodiversity Areas

Polillo Islands (9721)
Philippines, Asia

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesHypothymis helenaeShort-crested MonarchLR/nt2001link-icon
AmphibiaPlatymantis polillensisPOLILLO FOREST FROGEN2006link-icon
AvesCeyx melanurusVU2006link-icon
AvesGallicolumba luzonicaLuzon Bleeding-heartLR/nt2001link-icon
AvesPtilinopus merrilliCream-bellied Fruit-doveLR/nt2001link-icon
MammaliaAcerodon jubatusGolden-capped Fruit BatEN2006link-icon
ReptiliaCalamaria gervaisiGervais' Worm SnakeLC2006link-icon
AvesEgretta eulophotesChinese EgretVU2006link-icon
AvesPenelopides manillaeLuzon HornbillLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAnas luzonicaPhilippine DuckVU2006link-icon
ReptiliaCyclocorus lineatusNorthern Triangle-spotted SnakeLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaTropidophorus grayiSpiny Waterside SkinkLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaPtyas luzonensisLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaLycodon muelleriLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaPseudogekko smaragdinusPolillo False GeckoLC2006link-icon
AmphibiaKaloula kalingensisSmooth-fingered Narrow-mouthed FrogVU2006link-icon
AvesCentropus unirufusRufous CoucalLR/nt2001link-icon
AvesPhaenicophaeus superciliosusRed-crested MalkohaLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesPenelopides paniniVisayan HornbillEN2006link-icon
PinopsidaPodocarpus costalisEN2006link-icon
ReptiliaLipinia auriculataBronze Slender Tree SkinkLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaTrimeresurus flavomaculatusPhilippine Pit ViperLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaBrachymeles bonitaeStub-limbed Burrowing SkinkLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaBoiga angulataPhilippine Blunt-headed Tree SnakeLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaVaranus olivaceusGRAY'S MONITORVU2006link-icon
ReptiliaCyrtodactylus philippinicusPhilippine Bent-toed GeckoLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaHologerrhum philippinumPhilippine Cylindrical SnakeLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaSphenomorphus abdictusLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaSphenomorphus decipiensBlack-sided SphenomorphusengLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaHemibungarus calligasterBarred Philippine False Coral SnakeLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaLipinia pulchellaYellow-striped Slender Tree SkinkLC2006link-icon
ReptiliaRhabdophis spilogasterLC2006link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Polillo Islands. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 13, 2025.