APPENDIX H SURVEY DATA FROM NON-PREFERRED SOUTHERN OPTIONS S2A, S2B AND S3 Table H1 Fish species recorded June 2001 to January 2002 Common Scientific Name Status Name S2A S2B S3 Remarks Black-headed Awaous Rare ** ** Conservation Thick-lipped melanocephalus interest Cheung Goby Sha Stream - Ctenogobius Common *** *** ** duospilus Ctenogobius Common *** *** giurinus Brown Sleeper Eleotris fuscus Uncommon * * - Liniparhomaloptera Common *** *** ** disparis Lutjanus Uncommon * * argentimaculatus Banded Loach Noemacheilus Common *** *** ** fasciolatus Noemacheilus Locally * * incerta ? common Flat-headed Oreonectes Common *** Mountain platycephalus Loach - Pseudogastromyzon Common * * myersi - Silurus Common *** *** ** cochinchinensis Philippine Stiphodon Rare and ** ** Conservation Neon Goby atropurpureus restricted interest Cheung Sha Stream Total No. Species 9 9 4 * = 1-10 individuals; ** = 11-30 individuals; *** >30 individuals Note: nomenclature follows that in Chong and Dudgeon (1992) A-1 Table H2 Bird species recorded June 2001 to January 2002 Common Name Scientific Name Local Status S2 and S3 Abundance May – Oct – Dec Jul Nov 2001 – 2001 2001 Jan 2002 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo + Crested Goshawk Accipter trivirgatus C R* + + Black-eared Kite Milvus lineatus A R* + Spotted Dove Streptopelia A R* chinensis Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia C W * orientalis Large Hawk Cuckoo Cuculus C S* + sparverioides Koel Eudynamis A R* scolopacea Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis A R* + + Lesser Coucal Centropus C R* + + bengalensis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica A R* + Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni + White Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea + Crested Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus A R* + + Chinese Bulbul Pycnonotus A R* + + sinensis Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis Violet Whistling Myiophoneus A R* + + Thrush caeruleus Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris A R* + + Common Tailorbird Orthotomus A R* + + sutorius Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus + borealis Asian Brown Muscicapa + Flycatcher dauurica Black-faced Garrulax A R* + + Laughing Thrush perspicillatus Hwamei Garrulax canorus A R* + + Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga + christinae Great Tit Parus major A R* + + Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonica A R* + + Blue Magpie Urocissa C R* + + erythrorhyncha Magpie Pica pica A R* Jungle Crow Corvus A R* + + macrorhynchus White-backed Munia Lonchura striata A R* + Collared Scops Owl Otus lempii A R* + Total Number of Species 17 19 Note: Local Abundance – A = widespread and common; C = local but not uncommon; R = very local or rare Hong Kong species; Status – R = resident; PM = passage migrant; OV = occasional visitor; S = summer visitor; W = winter visitor; * = known to breed locally. From Viney et al. (1996). A-2 Table H3 Reptile species recorded June to November 2001 Common Scientific Name Status Name S2A S2B S3 Remarks Changeable Calotes versicolor Abundant ** ** ** Lizard Chinese Gekko chinensis Abundant * * * Gecko Bowring’s Hemidactylus Abundant ** ** Gecko bowringii Garnot’s Hemidactylus Uncommon/ * Gecko garnotii widespread *1 Grass Lizard Takydromus Uncommon/ sexlineatus widespread Chinese Eumeces Common *1 *1 Skink chinensis Long-tailed Mabuya Common ** ** * Skink longicaudata Slender Scincella modesta Uncommon * Forest Skink Reeves’ Scincella reevesii Widespread ** ** *1 Smooth *1 *1 Skink Copperhead Elaphe radiata Widespread *1 Conservation Racer interest. Endangered, China Red Data Book Indo-Chinese Ptyas korros Common *1 Conservation Rat Snake interest. Endangered, China Red Data Book Common Rat Ptyas mucosus Common * * Snake Chinese Naja atra Widespread * Conservation Cobra interest. CITES Appendix II Red-necked Rhabdophis Common * * * Keelback subminiatus Checkered Xenochrophis Common *1 Keelback piscator Total No. Species 7 7 8 * = 1 individual; ** = 2-5 individuals; *** = 6-20 individuals; **** >20 individuals *1 additional recent record derived from unpublished data from Dr M.W.N. Lau A-3 Table H4 Amphibian species recorded June to November 2001 Common Scientific Status Name Name S2A S2B S3 Remarks Asian Bufo Common * Common melanostictus Toad Asiatic Kaloula Common ** ** ** Tadpoles only Painted Frog pulchra Short-legged Megophrys Uncommon/ *** *** ** Conservation Toad brachykolos widespread interest. Probable endemic Romer’s Tree Philautus Rare/ *** *** ** Conservation Frog romeri restricted interest. Endemic. Protected in Hong Kong Brown Tree Polypedates Common ** ** Frog megacephalus Lesser Spiny Rana Common *** *** **** Conservation Frog exilispinosa interest; Widespread in Hong Kong Gunther’s Rana Abundant ** ** ** Frog guentheri Paddy Frog Rana Common ** limnocharis Green Rana livida Common ** ** * Cascade Frog *1 Total No. Species 7 7 7 * = 1 individual; ** = 2-5 individuals; *** = 6-20 individuals; **** >20 individuals *1 additional recent record derived from Lau and Dudgeon (1999) A-4 Table H5a Dragonfly species recorded June and July 2001 Scientific Name Status S2A S2B S3 Remarks Agriomorpha fusca Fairly common *** *** *** Conservation interest Anax guttatus Common * * Anax immaculifrons Fairly common * * * Ceriagrion Common *** *** *** auranticum Coeliccia cyanomelas Common ** ** * Drepanosticta Common *** *** ** Conservation interest hongkongensis Euphaea decorata Common **** **** **** Hydrobasileus Fairly common ** ** * croceus Leptogomphus Fairly common * Endemic subspecies elegans hongkongensis Melligomphus Uncommon ** ** ** Conservation interest. moluami Endemic Orthetrum chrysis Common * Orthetrum glaucum Abundant *** *** ** Orthetrum luzonicum Common ** ** ** Pantala flavescens Abundant ** ** Prodasineura Abundant * * autumnalis Protosticta Rare **** **** *** Conservation interest beaumonti Rhinocypha perforata Common ** ** Sinosticta ogatai Rare ** ** Conservation interest Stylogomphus Uncommon ** ** Conservation interest chunliuae Tramea virginia Common * * * Trithemis aurora Abundant ** ** * Trithemis festiva Abundant *** *** ** Zygonyx iris Common **** **** *** Conservation interest Total No. Species 21 21 17 * = 1 individual; ** = 2-5 individuals; *** = 6-20 individuals; **** >20 individuals Table H5b Dragonfly species recorded September 2001 Scientific Name Status S2A S2B S3 Remarks Copera marginipes Common * * Euphaea decorata Common *** *** *** Orthetrum chrysis Common ** ** Orthetrum glaucum Abundant ** ** ** Orthetrum sabina Abundant *** *** *** Pantala flavescens Abundant *** *** *** Prodasineura Abundant autumnalis * * Rhinocypha perforata Common * * Trithemis festiva Abundant ** ** * Total No. Species 9 9 5 * = 1 individual; ** = 2-5 individuals; *** = 6-20 individuals; **** >20 individuals A-5 Table H5c Dragonfly species recorded October and November 2001 Scientific Name Status S2A S2B S3 Remarks Anax guttatus Common Coeliccia cyanomelas Common * * Diplacodes trivialis Common ** ** Euphaea decorata Common ** ** Orthetrum chrysis Common Orthetrum glaucum Abundant *** *** * Orthetrum pruinosum Abundant *** *** * Orthetrum sabina Abundant *** *** Orthetrum Uncommon triangulare ** ** Pantala flavescens Abundant **** **** *** Prodasineura Abundant autumnalis Tramea virginia Common ** ** * Trithemis aurora Abundant ** ** Trithemis festiva Abundant *** *** * Total No. Species 11 11 5 * = 1 individual; ** = 2-5 individuals; *** = 6-20 individuals; **** >20 individuals Table H6a Butterfly species recorded June and July 2001 Common Name Scientific Name Status S2A S2B S3 Remarks Plum Judy Abisara Very common ** ** * echerius Bush Hopper Ampittia Uncommon/wi * * * dioscorides despread Forest Hopper Astictopterus Common * * jama Colour Sergeant Athyma nefte Common *** *** ** Staff Sergeant Athyma Common * * selenophora Lemon Emigrant Catopsilia Common * * ** pomona Mottled Emigrant Catopsilia Common * * * pyranthe Lesser Gull Cepora nerissa Common ** ** ** Tawny Rajah Charaxes Common ** ** * bernardus Lime Blue Chilades lajus Very common *** Rustic Cupha Very common **** **** *** erymanthis Mapwing Cyrestis Very common *** thyodamas Common Tiger Danaus genutia Very common ** ** * Red-base Jezebel Delias pasithoe Common ** ** Tailed Sulphur Dercas verhuelli Uncommon/wi * * despread Common Crow Euploea core Very common **** **** ** Blue-spotted Euploea Very common **** **** ** Crow midamus Striped Blue Euploea Uncommon * Crow mulciber Three-spot Grass Eurema blanda Common * Yellow A-6 Common Name Scientific Name Status S2A S2B S3 Remarks Small Grass Eurema brigitta Rare * Conservation Yellow interest Common Grass Eurema hecabe Very common **** **** *** Yellow Spotless Grass Eurema laeta Uncommon/wi * * Yellow despread White-edged Blue Euthalia Uncommon/wi ** ** * Baron phemius despread Tailed Cupid Everes Common * * ** lacturnus Common Faun Faunis eumeus Common ** ** *** Tailed Jay Graphium Very common * * * agamemnon Common Graphium Very common * Bluebottle sarpedon Great Orangetip Hebomoia Common ** glaucippe Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala Uncommon/wi ** despread Ceylon Blue Ideopsis similis Very common **** **** ** Glassy Tiger Yellow Orangetip Ixias pyrene Uncommon/wi * * despread Blue Admiral Kaniska canace Common * * Banded Tree Lethe confusa Common ** ** ** Brown Common Evening Melanitis leda Common ** Brown Dark Evening Melanitis Uncommon/wi ** ** Brown phedima despread Dark-brand Bush Mycalesis Very common ** ** Brown mineus South China Bush Mycalesis Common ** ** ** Brown zonata Common Sailer Neptis hylas Very common * * * Restricted Demon Notocrypta Uncommon/wi ** curvifascia despread Chestnut Angle Odontoptilum Common ** ** angulatum Chinese Peacock Papilio bianor Common ** Common