Paper Title
Species Composition and Microhabitats of The Cave Dwelling Reptiles in Agusan Del Sur, Philippines

Abstract
The Philippine archipelago has about 1500 caves which provide refuge to vertebrates including reptiles. Presence of different microhabitats inside and around caves is essential in the survival of these cave-dwelling reptiles. Using a modified cruising method, eight caves in the four municipalities of Agusandel Sur were sampled to determine species composition of reptiles and their micro-habitats.Ten species belonging to three different families were documentedin the sampled caves whereinthe Mindanao endemicCrytodactylusagusanensisand Philippine Endemic Sphenomorphusfasciatus were recorded.Agpan cave of the municipality of Trentohad the most species of reptiles. Species of family Scincidaewere recorded inhabitingrotten logs, leaf pile, rocks and wall crevices of the cave entrances while most of the species of family Colubridae and Gekkonidae were found in the deep zones of the caves inhabiting wall crevices and cave flooring. Disturbances such as vandalism, erosion, and deep excavations were observed in caves with less or no reptile species recorded such that of the Ararat cave of Bayugan. The presence of endemic species indicates the need of conserving the caves of Agusandel Sur. Keywords� Cyrtodactylusagusanensis, Gekkonidae, Endemic, Mindanao.