Mai Po amphibians and Reptiles

Seven species of amphibians and 21 reptiles can be found at Mai Po.

Mai Po amphibians account for around 30% of the total number of frog and toad species recorded in Hong Kong. All are native species, being common and widely distributed throughout the New Territories in northern Hong Kong. At Mai Po, amphibians find refuge in the numerous freshwater ponds and marsh habitats where they also reproduce in the summer months. In the breeding season, the Chinese Bullfrog Rana rugulosa and Gunther's Frog Rana guentheri can be heard calling and croaking throughout the night and egg sacs of the Brown Tree Frog Polypedates megacephalus are commonly found on pond edge vegetation.

The reptiles recorded in Mai Po fall into three groups: turtles, lizards and snakes.