1                    Fauna SPECIES ListS

 

1.1              Amphibian Species List

 

Amphibian Species Recorded at Ngong Ping Plateau

Species

Common Name

Abundance Observed

Lai and Ng, 1972

Lau and Dudgeon, 1999*

OAP, 2002

BMT, 2002 and Mott Connell EIA, 2003Mott Connell EIA, 2003

Mott Connell, 2003

Bufo melanostictus

Asian Common Toad

***

 

PW

 

AC

 

Kaloula pulchra

Asiatic Painted Frog

**

W

W

 

 

S

Leptolalax pelodytoides

Leaf-litter Toad

 

 

S

 

 

 

Megophrys branchykolos

Short-legged Toad

 

 

S

 

 

 

Microhyla ornata

Ornate Pigmy Frog

*

 

AC

 

AC

 

Microhyla pulchra

Marbled Pigmy Frog

 

 

AC

 

 

S, AC

Philautus romeri

Romer’s Tree Frog

 

 

S

S

 

 

Polypedates megacephalus

Brown Tree Frog

***

P

P

P

 

S, AC

Rana exilispinosa

Lesser Spiny Frog

 

 

S

 

 

 

Rana guentheri

Gunther’s Frog

 

 

S/ M

S/ M

 

 

Rana limnocharis

Paddy Frog

 

P

P

 

 

 

Rana livida

Green Cascade Frog

 

 

S

 

 

 

Rana ruglosa

Chinese Bullfrog

**

 

 

 

AC

 

TOTAL

13

.

3

12

3

3

3

Notes:

Habitat:    (S) =Stream; (PW) = Plantation Woodland; (M) = Marsh; (P) = Pool; (F) = Field; (SH) = Shrubland; (G) = Grassland; (D) = Developed (AC) Abandoned Cultivation and Cultivation; (W) = Woodland(W) = Woodland

Abundance is based on BMT, 2002 which provided the basis for the Tung Chung Cable Car EIA and Mott Connell observations 2003

 


 

1.2              Reptile Species List

 

Reptile Species Recorded from Ngong Ping Plateau

Species

Common Name

Abundance Observed

Romer, 1961

Green Lantau

OAP, 2002

BMT, 2002 and Mott Connell EIA, 2003

Mott Connell,2003

Achalinus rufescens

Rufous Burrowing Snake

 

 

P/SH/W

 

 

 

Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

 

 

S

 

 

 

Calotes versicolor

Changeable Lizard

 

 

P/SH

P

 

 

Chinemys reevesii

Reeves’ Terrapin

 

 

S

 

 

 

Cyclophiops major

Greater Green Snake

 

 

SH

 

 

 

Elaphe radiata

Copperhead Racer

 

 

G

 

 

 

Eumeces quadrilineatus

Blue-tailed Skink

*

 

SH

 

SH

 

Gekko chinensis

Chinese Gecko

 

 

W / P

W

 

G

Hemidactylus bowringii

Bowring’s Gecko

 

 

D

 

 

 

Mabuya longicaudata

Long-tailed Skink

*

 

SH

SH

D

G

Naja atra

Chinese Cobra

*

 

SH

 

SH/ G

 

Oligodon cinereus

Golden Kukri Snake

 

 

G

 

 

 

Oligodon formosanus

Taiwan Kukri Snake

 

 

P

 

 

 

Pareas margaritophorus

White-spotted Slug Snake

*

 

 

W

 

 

Psammodynnnasstess pulverruullentus

Mock Viper

 

N/a

 

 

 

 

Ptyas korros

Indo-Chinese Rat Snake

 

 

W

 

 

 

Rhabdophis subminiatus

Red-necked Keelback

 

 

SH/W

 

 

 

Scincella reevesii

Reeve’s Smooth Skink

*

 

SH

SH

 

 

Trimeresurus albolabris

Bamboo Snake

 

 

SH/ P

 

 

 

Tropidophorus sinicus

Chinese Waterside Skink

 

 

S

 

 

 

Xenochrophis piscator

Checkered Keelback

 

 

AC

 

 

 

TOTALotal

203

.

1

19

57

3

2

Source:     Adapted from BMT (2002)

*Source:   Lau M.W.N (Unknown) University of Hong Kong: Herpetologist and ecologist In A Green Lantau Conservation Strategy

Habitat:    (S) =Stream; (PW) = Plantation Woodland; (M) = Marsh; (P) = Pool; (F) = Field; (SH) = Shrubland; (G) = Grassland; (D) = Developed (AC) Abandoned Cultivation and Cultivation


 

1.3              Mammals Ngong Ping

 

Mammal Species Recorded from Ngong Ping Plateau

Species

Common Name

Abundance

OAP 2002

BMT, 2002, and Mott Connell EIA, 2003

Mott Connell, 2003

Niviventer fulvescens

Chestnut Spiny Rat

 

W

 

 

Rattus sikkimensis

Sladen’s Rat

 

W/G

 

 

Mus caroli

Ryukyus Mouse

 

G

 

 

Bos Taurus

Cow

 

 

 

D/ G

Canis familiaris

Dog

 

 

 

D/ G

Habitat:    (S) =Stream; (PW) = Plantation Woodland; (M) = Marsh; (P) = Pool; (F) = Field; (SH) = Shrubland; (G) = Grassland; (D) = Developed (AC) Abandoned Cultivation and Cultivation

Source Ova Arup (2002) Previous records of mammal species recorded within/near the Study Area (Ades 1999; Lau 1996; Lau, pers. comm.; William Suen, pers. comm.)

 

 

 


1.4              Avifauna Species Recorded from the Tung Chung Cable Car EIA and from Ngong Ping Plateau

 

Avifauna Species Recorded from the Tung Chung Cable Car EIA and from Ngong Ping Plateau

Scientific Name

Common Name

Status^

Abundance*

BMT, 2002* and Mott Connell EIA 2003

Mott Connell 2003

Accipiter trivirgatus

Crested Goshawk

R

R

ü

 

Accipiter virgatus

Besra

R

R

ü

 

Accpiter guilaris

Japanese Sparrowhawk

M

R

ü

 

Acridotheres cristatellus

Crested Mynah

R

C/W

ü

 

Aethopyga christinae

Fork-tailed Sunbird

R

U/L

ü

 

Alcedo atthis

Common Kingfisher

R/AM

C/W

ü

 

Anthus hodgonsi

Olive-backed Pipit

WV

C/W

ü

 

Anthus sylvanus

Upland Pipit

R

R

ü

 

Apus affinis

Little Swift

R/SM

C/W

ü

 

Apus pacificus

Pacific Swift

SM/SV

C/W

ü

 

Ardeola bacchus

Chinese Pond Heron

R

C/W

ü

ü

Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard

WV

U/L

ü

 

Centropus bengalensis

Lesser Coucal

R

U/L

ü

ü

Centropus sinensis

Greater Coucal

R/SV

C/W

ü

 

Cettia diphone

Japanese Bush Warbler

WV

U/L

ü

 

Cettia fortipes

Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler

WV

R

ü

 

Charadrius dubius

Little Ringed Plover

R

W

ü

 

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Chinese Grosbeak

WV

R

ü

 

Copsychus saularis

Oriental Magpie Robin

R

C/W

ü

 

Corvus marcorhynchos

Large-billed Crow

R

C/W

ü

ü

Cuculus micropterus

Indian Cuckoo

SV

U/L

ü

 

Dicrurus hottentotus

Hair-crested Drongo

M/SV/WV

U/L

ü

 

Dicrurus macrocercus

Black Drongo

 

 

 

ü

Egretta garzetta

Little Egret

R

C/W

ü

 

Egretta sacra

Pacific Reef Egret

R

U/L

ü

 

Eudynamyscolopacea

Common Koel

R/SV

C/W

ü

 

Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Kestrel

WV

U/L

ü

 

Ficedula albicilla

Red-throated Flycatcher

AM/WV

R

ü

 

Garrulax canorus

Hwamei

R

U/L

ü

ü

Garrulax perspicillatus

Masked Laughingthrush

R

C/W

ü

 

Halcyin smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher

AM,W,R

E

ü

 

Halcyon pileata

Black-capped Kingfisher

AM/WV

U/L

ü

 

Haliaeetus leucogaster

White Bellied Sea Eagle

R

R

ü

ü

Hieraaetus fasciatus

Bonelli’s Eagle

R

R

ü

 

Hierococcyx sparverioides

Large Hawk Cuckoo

SV

U/L

ü

 

Hirundo rustica

Barn Swallow

SM/SV

C/W

ü

 

Hypsipetas castananonotus

Chestnut Bulbul

R

R

ü

 

Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike

R

C/W

ü

 

Lonchura striata

White-rumped Munia

R

U/L

ü

 

Milvus migrans

Black Kite

R/WV

C/W

ü

 

Monticola solitarius

Blue Rock Thrush

WV

U/L

ü

 

Motacilla alba ocularis

White Wagtail

R/WV

C/W

ü

 

Motacilla cinerea

Grey Wagtail

WV

C/W

ü

 

Muscicapa latirostris

Asian Brown Flycatcher

AM/WV

U/L

ü

 

Myiphoneus caerulus

Blue Whistling Thrush

R

C/W

ü

 

Nycticorax nycticorax

Night Heron

R

U/L

ü

 

Orthotomus sutorius

Common Tailorbird

R

C/W

ü

 

Parus major

Great Tit

R

C/W

ü

ü

Passer montanus

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

R

C/W

ü

ü

Phoenicurus auroreus

Daurian Redstart

WV

U/L

ü

 

Phyllocsopus proregulus

Pallas’ Leaf Warbler

WV

U/L

ü

 

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Dusky Warbler

WV

U/L

ü

 

Phylloscopus inornatus

Yellow-browed Warbler

WV

C/W

ü

 

Phylloscopus reguloides

Blyth’s Leaf Warbler

WV

R

ü

 

Phylloscopus tenellipes

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

AM

R

ü

ü

Pica pica

Magpie

R

C/W

ü

 

Prinia flaviventris

Yellow-bellied Prinia

R

C/W

ü

 

Prinia inornata

Plain Prinia

R

U/L

ü

 

Pycnonotus aurigaster

Sooty-headed Bulbul

R

C/W

ü

 

Pycnonotus jocosus

Red-whiskered Bulbul

R

C/W

ü

 

Pycnonotus sinensis

Chinese Bulbul

R

C/W

ü

 

Spilornis cheela

Crested Serpent Eagle

R

R

ü

 

Streptopelia chinensis

Spotted Dove

R

C/W

ü

ü

Sturnus nigricollis

Black-collared Starling

R

C/W

ü

 

Tarsiger cyanurus

Red-flanked Bluetail

WV

U/L

ü

 

Turdus cardis

Japanese Thrush

AM/ WV

R

ü

 

Turdus hortulorum

Grey-backed Thrush

WV

W

ü

 

Turdus merula

Common Blackbird

WV

U/L

ü

 

Turdus pallidus

Pale Thrush

WV

U/L

ü

 

Urocissa erythrorhyncha

Blue Magpie

R

C/W

ü

 

Urosphena squameiceps

Asian Stubtail Warbler

WV

R

ü

 

Zoothera citrina

Orange-headed Thrush

R

R

ü

 

Zosterops japonica

Japanese White-eye

R

C/W

ü

 

Note*:     The BMT (2002) survey covered a larger survey area - the entire Tung Chung Cable Car EIA Study Area

^ R = Residents / M = Migrant / AM = Autumn Visitors / WV = Winter Visitors / SM = Summer Migrant / SV = Summer Visitor

* Abundance according to Viney et al, 2001.

*  R = Rare or Localised / C/W = Common and Widespread / U/L = Uncommon and Local

 

 

 


1.5              Butterfly Survey Data for the Tung Chung Cable Car EIA

 

Butterfly Species Recorded from the Tung Chung Cable Car EIA and from Ngong Ping

Species

Common Name

Family

Status*

BMT, 2002 and Mott Connell EIA, 2003

Abisara echerius

Plum Judy

Rionidae

VC

AC/ G/ SH/ W

Actyolepsis puspa

Common Hedge Blue

Lycaenidae

C

AC/ G/ SH/ W

Ampittia dioscorides

Bush Hopper

Hesperiidae

U

G/ SH

Argyreus hyperbius

Hong Kong Fritillary

Nymphalidae

VC

G/ SH/ W

Ariadne ariadne

Angled Castor

Nymphalidae

C

G/ W

Athyma perius

Common Sergeant

Nymphalidae

C

AC/ G/ SH/ W

Chiladius lajus

Lime Blue

Lycaenidae

VC

AC/ SH/ W

Cupha erymanthus

Rustic

Nymphalidae

VC

W

Danaus genutia

Dark Veined Tiger

Danaidae

VC

AC/ G/ SH

Delias pasithoe

Common Black Jezebel

Pieridae

C

W

Euchrysops cnejus

Gram Blue Cupid

Lycaenidae

C

AC/ SH/ W

Euploea core

Common Indian Crow

Danaidae

VC

AC

Euploea midamus

Blue Spotted Crow

Danaidae

VC

AC/ G/ SH

Eurema hecabe

Common Grass Yellow

Pieridae

VC

AC/ G/ SH/ W

Euthalia phemius

White-edged Blue Baron

Nymphalidae

U

SH

Faunis eumis

Common Faun

Amathusiidae

C

AC/ W

Graphium sarpendon

Blue Triangle

Papilonidae

VC

G/ SH/ W

Heliophorus epicles

Purple Saphire

Lycaenidae

VC

AC/ W

Hypolimnas bolina

Great Eggfly

Nymphalidae

C

AC/ G/ W

Ideopsis similis

Blue Glassy Tiger

Danaidae

VC

AC/ SH

Ixias pyrene

Yellow Orange Tip

Pieridae

U

G

Junonia almana

Peacock Pansy

Nymphalidae

C

G

Junonia hierta

Yellow Pansy

Nymphalidae

U

AC

Kaniska canace

Blue Admiral

Nymphalidae

C

AC /G

Lampides boeticus

Long-tailed Pea Blue

Lycaenidae

C

G/ SH/ W

Lethe confusa

Common White-banded Brown

Satyridae

C

AC/ SH

Matapa aria

Common Red Eye

Hesperiidae

U

AC/ W

Mycalesis mineus

Dark Brand Bush Brown

Satyridae

VC

AC/ G/ SH

Neptis hylas

Common Sailor

Nymphalidae

VC

G

Pantoporia hordonia

Common Lascar

Nymphalidae

C

SH

Papila demoleous

Lime Butterfly

Papilonidae

C

AC

Papilo memnon

Great Mormon

Papilonidae

VC

SH

Papilo paris

Paris Peacock

Papilonidae

VC

AC/ W

Papilo polytes

Common Mormon

Papilonidae

VC

AC/ G/ SH

Papilo protenor

Dark Mormon

Papilonidae

C

W

Parantica aglea

Glassy Tiger

Danaidae

C

AC

Parasarpa dudu

White Commodore

Nymphalidae

U

SH

Pelopidas conjunctus

Conjoined Swift

Hesperiidae

U

G

Pieris canidia

Cabbage White

Pieridae

C

AC/ SH/ W

Pseudozizeeria maha

Pale Grass Blue

Lycaenidae

C

AC/ G

Suastus gremius

Indian Palm Bob

Hesperiidae

U

SH

Troides helena

Common Birdwing

Papilonidae

U

AC

Ypthima baldus

Common Ring Five

Satyridae

C

G

Ypthima lisandra

Straight Six Ring

Satyridae

VC

AC/ G/ SH

Zemeros flegyas

Punchinello

Rionidae

C

SH/ W

Source:     Adapted from BMT (2002)

*Source:   Lau M.W.N (Unknown) University of Hong Kong: Herpetologist and ecologist In A Green Lantau Conservation Strategy

Habitat:    (S) =Stream; (PW) = Plantation Woodland; (M) = Marsh; (P) = Pool; (F) = Field; (SH) = Shrubland; (G) = Grassland; (D) = Developed (AC) Abandoned Cultivation and Cultivation