23/04/2026
๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐โ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ. ๐ธ๐
Using ecological niche modeling, it reveals how two introduced species, a tiny frog and a stealthy snake, are reshaped by ecosystems across the Philippines in ways we often donโt notice. It seems that both species are strongly associated with lowland, human-modified environments, but they differ in how climate influences their distribution.
The greenhouse frog (๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐บ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ด, Cope 1862) tends to occupy patchy, localized areas and is highly sensitive to moisture and temperature, thriving in moderately wet, cooler microhabitats but declining in excessively rainy conditions. In contrast, the common wolf snake (๐๐บ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด, Boie 1827)is already widespread and more tolerant of environmental variation, with its distribution mainly limited by minimum temperature and strongly supported by urban and disturbed habitats.
As climate change intensifies rainfall patterns and reshapes habitats, these differences become even more important. The frog may struggle or shift into new pockets of suitable environments, but the snake is likely to keep expanding, using our own built environments as stepping stones. What this tells us is simple but powerfulโour cities, landscapes, and climate choices are not just affecting native wildlife, they are also creating opportunities for invasive species to thrive. Understanding these patterns is not just science, it is a call to pay attention to the biodiversity around us, because even the smallest or most overlooked species can have lasting impacts on the ecosystems we depend on.
If you spot any of these species on campus, please report it through our page. Your observations will greatly help in monitoring their spread.
For more details:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J6QHjC2NJuyEp-ezq6kG9QbDWixC9cKR/view?usp=sharing
