Changeable Lizard

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Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor)
Buona Vista, 21st May 2011

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This Changeable Lizard carcass was found along the KTM railway line that runs through Buona Vista.

Changeable Lizard

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Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor)
Bukit Merah, 21st May 2011

This Changeable Lizard carcass was found along the KTM railway line that runs along Bukit Merah.

Black-naped Oriole

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Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
Yio Chu Kang, 11th January 2012

This photograph of a black-naped oriole carcass, a possible roadkill, was shared by Lin Juanhui on both Twitter and Instagram).

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This is the same carcass, photographed a day later.

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Four-lined Tree Frog

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Four-lined Tree Frog (Polypedates leucomystax)
Bukit Merah, 27th June 2011

This Four-lined Tree Frog carcass was found on the KTM railway tracks that run alongside Bukit Merah.

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Carapace of Mud Crab (Scylla sp.)
Pulau Ubin, 15th November 2009

All Mud Crabs were once lumped under a single species, although further research indicates that there are actually four species, three of which are known to occur naturally in Singapore. These are the Orange Mud Crab (Scylla olivacea), the Green Mud Crab (Scylla paramamosain), and the Purple Mud Crab (Scylla tranquebarica). The Giant Mud Crab (Scylla serrata), although widely distributed throughout the region, and commonly imported for consumption, has not been confirmed to occur locally; any recent records in Singapore probably represent escapes or releases from captivity, rather than a naturally-occurring population.