Brushed trapdoor spider, Barychelidae family of Sarawak / Borneo around 200m ASL – probably Rhianodes sp. – I only discovered this trapdoor spider by accident on the edge of a cliff in the forest, as it only looked out of…
Gnomulus sp.a harvestman from the genus Gnomulus Thorell, 1890, of south Sarawak Borneo – around 150m ASL. related posts:
Cat gecko – Aeluroscalabotes felinus Günther, 1864 – of south Sarawak / Borneo – around 200m ASL Aeluroscalabotes felinus Günther, 1864 is named after its habit of curling its tail like a cat when resting. These geckos are very common…
Trilobite beetle, Platerodrilus foliaceus Masek & Bocak, 2014 of south Sarawak / Borneo Platerodrilus is a genus of beetles from the Lycidae family. In the scientific literature they are often referred to as Duliticola, which is an outdated, more recent…
Sub-adult stick insect, Orthonecroscia fuscoannulata fuscoannulata (de Haan, 1842) south Sarawak / Borneo around 200m ASL. related posts:
Taurus Shield Bug – Embolosterna taurus (Westwood, 1837) – lowland of central Sarawak, around 300m ASL. related posts:
Eine längst überfällige Reise in ein Inselparadies. Kein Regenwaldabenteuer, sondern eine touristische Reise in den äußersten Osten Borneos. Nach vielen Jahren, die ich in Borneo verbracht habe, fällt es mir schwer zu glauben, dass ich nie die Gelegenheit hatte, die…
Die Rückreise während der SARS CoV2 Pandemie. Ein Virus aus China hat das alltägliche Leben weltweit lahmgelegt, auch Borneo blieb davon nicht verschont. Dieser Blogeintrag unterscheidet sich maßgeblich von allen anderen „Abenteuern“ die ich bisher schriftlich veröffentlicht habe. Das Reisen…
Wilden Orang Utans auf der Spur. Es war im Dezember 2019, als ich die Chance erhalten sollte, ein Regenwaldreservat zu besuchen. Dieses etwa 256km² große Gebiet an der Grenze zu Kalimantan, dem indonesischen Teil Borneos, ist zu 98% von Primärwald…
Eine Expedition zu den abgelegenen Turmkarst-Gebieten in Zentralborneo. Bei der folgenden wissenschaftlichen Expedition muss ich ein bisschen vorweg greifen, denn den Kontakt zum Besitzer dieser Hütte erhielt ich nur, weil ich vor zwei Jahren eine Expedition in ein ganz anderes…
Ein Hochplateau in Zentralborneo – Sarawak Eine wissenschaftliche Expedition zu einem Hochplateau in Zentralborneo erwies sich schwieriger als gedacht. Schon die Straßen dorthin zeigten meiner Gruppe und mir, dass es in den nächsten Tagen nicht einfacher werden würde. Viele Straßen,…
Flora in einem kleinen Nationalpark in Sarawak. Lianen und andere Kletterpflanzen sind sehr wichtige ökologische und strukturelle Bestandteile eines guten Waldes und es lohnt sich immer, ein Foto von ihnen zu machen. Lianen stützen ihren eigenen Körper nicht, sondern verwenden…
Dwarf slender toad, Ansonia minuta Inger, 1960 of Sarawak / Borneo, 1000m ASL related posts:
White-eared Tree Frog – Feihyla kajau (Dring, 1983) of the Matang Range / Sarawak / Borneo related posts:
Leptomantis rufipes (Inger, 1966) of Tawau Hills (Sabah, Borneo) around 100m ASL related posts:
Smooth-Fingered Narrow-Mouthed Frog Kaloula baleata (Müller, 1836) of south Sabah / Borneo Unlike K. pulchra, Kaloula baleata belongs to the native fauna and is found in Borneo almost exclusively in primary and secondary forests, while K. pulchra is almost invasive…
Murud dwarf toad, Pelophryne murudensis Das, 2008 of Sarawak / Borneo, 2105m ASL related posts:
Murud black slender toad or widow slender toad, Ansonia vidua, Hertwig, Min, Haas & Das, 2014 – 2130m ASL. The specific name vidua is Latin for “widow” and refers to the uniform brownish-black colouration of this species, much like what…
Cat gecko – Aeluroscalabotes felinus Günther, 1864 – of south Sarawak / Borneo – around 200m ASL Aeluroscalabotes felinus Günther, 1864 is named after its habit of curling its tail like a cat when resting. These geckos are very common…
Smooth Slug Snake, Asthenodipsas laevis (BOIE, 1827) – of south Sarawak / Borneo – around 700m ASL related posts:
Common Collared Snake, Pseudorabdion collaris (MOCQUARD, 1892) – of south Sarawak / Borneo related posts:
Spotted Whipsnake or Speckle-headed Whipsnake, Ahaetulla fasciolata (Fischer, 1885) – of south Sarawak / Borneo While Ahaetulla prasina can be observed very frequently, Ahaetulla fasciolata is relatively rare. related posts:
Indopacific tree gecko, Indopacific slender gecko, or common dwarf gecko, Hemiphyllodactylus typus Bleeker, 1860, of south Sarawak / Borneo Despite the wide distribution of these geckos, they are often overlooked, one reason is probably their size. With tail the animals…
Ornate Earless Agama, Aphaniotis ornata (LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1893), of south Sabah / Borneo related posts:
Trilobite beetle, Platerodrilus foliaceus Masek & Bocak, 2014 of south Sarawak / Borneo Platerodrilus is a genus of beetles from the Lycidae family. In the scientific literature they are often referred to as Duliticola, which is an outdated, more recent…
Sub-adult stick insect, Orthonecroscia fuscoannulata fuscoannulata (de Haan, 1842) south Sarawak / Borneo around 200m ASL. related posts:
Taurus Shield Bug – Embolosterna taurus (Westwood, 1837) – lowland of central Sarawak, around 300m ASL. related posts:
Colourful stick insect, Calvisia sp. of south Sarawak / Borneo around 700m ASL. related posts:
Bull Horn Shield Bug – Pygoplatys lancifer – lowland of central Sarawak, around 400m ASL. related posts:
Syntypistis comatus (Leech, 1898) is a species of moth-family Notodontidae – south Sarawak / Borneo around 900m ASL related posts:
Brushed trapdoor spider, Barychelidae family of Sarawak / Borneo around 200m ASL – probably Rhianodes sp. – I only discovered this trapdoor spider by accident on the edge of a cliff in the forest, as it only looked out of…
Net-casting spiders Deinopis sp. from Sarawak / Borneo around 100m ASL – Deinopis Macleay, 1839 – Deinopidae of Borneo, commonly known as Ogre-faced Spiders or Net-casting spiders, because of their ability to cast silken nets at their prey. The posterior…
Birupes simoroxigorum (Theraphosidae), of south Sarawak, Borneo. I haven’t seen this Birupes simoroxigorum in a while. But since Chien, Pearl and I discovered and first photographed this species we have been able to record this beautiful blue tarantula at more…
Giant orange Huntsman Spider – Heteropoda sp. of south Sarawak. This Heteropoda sp. is quite widespread in Borneo’s lowland rainforests and is a typical inhabitant of deciduous litter, it is very rare to find this species on trees. As you…
Undetermined spider, probably from the genus Poltys – Poltys cf. illepidus? C. L. Koch, 1843, from central-Sarawak / Borneo Polty’s spiders weave a large web, in case of danger they immediately flee to an anchor point of the web and…
Theraphosidae (Tarantulas) Selenocosmia spec. (Phlogiellus spec. ?) Ulu Ai from Borneo. In the forests of Borneo there are a large number of spider species, many of which are very difficult to identify while others are still not taxonomically classified. So…
Arachnothelphusa sp. lowland from Sabah / Borneo I found an Arachnothelphusa species in Tawau almost 6 years ago, but it was in the highlands at a altitude of over 1000 m. Either there are two species here, or this Arachnothelphusa…
Sabah vampire crab, Geosesarma sabanus Ng, 1992 – of Sabah / Borneo around 100m ASL. related posts:
Lars’s vampire crab, Geosesarma larsi Ng & Grinang, 2018 – of south Sarawak around 715m ASL. Since I last visited the habitat of G. larsi in 2017, I have now made my way back to the habitat over five years…
Vampire crab, Geosesarma gracillimum (De Man, 1902) – of central Sarawak, 30m ASL related posts:
Arachnothelphusa sp. “Baram” of Baram-Area, Sarawak/ Borneo related posts:
New species of the Macrobrachium genus, Macrobrachium spec. – of central Sarawak, 120m ASL related posts:
Leptopoma vitreum, Leptopoma sericatum or related species of the family Cyclophoridae – Sarawak/Borneo All Leptopoma snails have gills and an operculum. related posts:
Stomacosmethis hosei (Godwin-Austen, 1889) of south-Sarawak Borneo. The specimen in the photo has a shell length of 5mm. These small snails appear to be adapted primarily to Limestone Hills. related posts:
Plectostoma everetti (E. A. Smith, 1893) of South-Sarawak Borneo. The specimen in the photo has a shell length of 1.5mm. Plectostoma everetti within the Plectostoma genus of air-breathing land snails in the family Diplommatinidae which is a family of small…
Ariophantid Snail, Vitrinula glutinosa (Metcalfe, 1852) of Central-Sarawak / Borneo Vitrinula glutinosa was described as Helix glutinosa in 1852 by William Metcalfe, who had received the snail shells in November 1850 from the British geologist William John Hamilton. Clearly visible…
Amphidromus adamsi pictus (Fulton, 1896) or Amphidromus pictus concinnus Fulton, 1896 (?) from West-Sarawak Borneo. related posts:
Brooke’s Bertia snail Bertia brookei (Adams & Reeve, 1848), from central Sarawak, 500m ASL related posts:
Low’s pitcher-plant, Nepenthes lowii, of north Sarawak / Borneo around 2100m ASL Upper pitchers of Nepenthes lowii, which is a carnivorous plant from the genus pitcher plants (Nepenthes). It was first described around 1859 by botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker. The…
Amorphophallus pendulus Bogn. & Mayo – in situ – south Sarawak / Borneo. related posts:
Begonia acidulenta S.Julia & Kiew – in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo. related posts:
Pinanga tenella Scheff. – in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo. Pinanga tenella is a rheophyte species, it grows mainly on medium-sized rivers with strong currents. Compared to other Pinanga species it has very narrow leaves. These allow it to…
undescribed Begonia – Begonia spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo. related posts:
The Upas tree, Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. (Moraceae) of central Borneo Of all Borneo’s indigenous tribes, the Penan and Punan of Sarawak and Kalimantan remain most connected to traditional forest living. Some of the Penan and Punan still hunt with their…
Yaoshania pachychilus (Chen, 1980) related posts:
Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 related posts:
Spotted metynnis – Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858) related posts:
Gnomulus sp.a harvestman from the genus Gnomulus Thorell, 1890, of south Sarawak Borneo – around 150m ASL. related posts:
A harvestman from the genus Epedanidae Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886, of south Sarawak Borneo. related posts:
Dwarf Wood Scorpion Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775), of central Sarawak Borneo, under UV-light. Most scorpions glow a blue-green color when illuminated by ultraviolet light with a wavelength of around 380nm. related posts:
Whip-Scorpion, Thelyphonus borneensis Kraepelin, 1897 – of Sarawak / Borneo Have a look at this in situ shot of Thelyphonus borneensis, whip scorpions or vinegaroons are members of the Uropygi order and the foreplay is not that easy like in the…
Bark Scorpion Lychas sp., from east Sarawak Borneo probably Spelaeolychas hosei (Pocock, 1891) related posts:
Asian Forest Scorpion Heterometrus spinifer (Ehrenberg, 1828), from south Sarawak/Borneo The biggest scorpion in Borneo / Sarawak and can reach a length of about 100–135mm. Location: Kuching / Sarawak / Borneo related posts:
Red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) of south Sarawak, around 200m ASL. related posts:
Horsfield’s tarsier, also known as the western tarsier, Cephalopachus bancanus (Horsfield, 1821) of south Sarawak / Borneo related posts:
Northwest Bornean orang-utan, Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760), is one of the three sup-species of Pongo pygmaeus in Borneo. When you think of Borneo’s wildlife, the orang utan will come to your mind almost immediately. I’ve seen these forest people,…
The Philippine slow loris, Nycticebus menagensis (Lydekker, 1893) of south Sarawak, around 60m ASL. According to Munds & Nekaris et al (2013), there are four different species of Slow Loris in Borneo. The species in the photo is Nycticebus menagensis (Lydekker, 1893),…
The endemic Thomas’s flying squirrel, Aeromys thomasi (Hose, 1900) of south Sarawak, around 1000m ASL. Females of the Thomas’s flying squirrel reach a head-torso length of 343.3 mm, a tail length of 410 mm and a weight of 1117 g.…
Just a mouse? No, its the rare and endemic Ranee Mouse, Haeromys margarettae (Thomas, 1893), named after Margaret Brooke, the wife of the second white Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Brooke. just a cellphone shot (iPhone XS), location: north Sarawak, around…
This Borneo moth is infected by a Cordyceps fungus, probably Cordyceps tuberculata(?). The parasitic fungi grow through the host and first form a subiculum, from which aggregate fruiting bodies, so-called stromata, then grow. All Cordyceps species are parasitic on arthropods…
Unknown fungi species from Sout-Sarawak / Borneo, Comatoderma ssp.(?) or Podoscypha ssp.(?) related posts:
Bioluminescent mushrooms like this Mycena sp., of central Sarawak, begins to glow at night. With their own light they can attract insects, which could pick up spores on their bodies. With this behavior the Mushroom spread the spores over a…
buffalo eye fungus or indonesian stalked puffball, Calostoma sp. of Borneo (Sarawak / Kalimantan) The Iban-tribe called them Kulat Mata Babi (Boar-Eye-Mushroom) or in Bahasa Kulat Mata Pelanduk (Mouse-Deer-Eye-Mushroom) (another local names: kulat mata lembu, mata kerbau), is an edible…
Cicada infected by a Cordyceps-fungus(?) of South-Sarawak/Borneo. related posts:
Infected by a Cordyceps-fungus of Central-Sarawak/Borneo – probably Paecilomyces lilacinus (Thom) related posts:
Onychophora commonly known as Velvet Worm, Eoperipatus sp. nov. of Sarawak / Borneo Velvet worms are hardly known from Borneo, there are only a handful of documented animals and even fewer animals that have been photographed. Most animals were labeled…
An unspecified slime mold from Sarawak / Borneo. The slime molds (Mycetozoa or Eumycetozoa) are a taxon of unicellular organisms that combine characteristics of both animals and fungi in their way of life, but do not belong to either group.…
Hammerhead-Worm black&orange, Diversibipalium everetti (Moseley, 1875) of central Sarawak / Borneo related posts:
Hammerhead-Worm black&white, probably Bipalium genus of the Geoplanidae Stimpson, 1857 family. Found in south Sarawak near Kuching, 1100m ASL. related posts:
Hammerhead-Worm black&white, probably Bipalium genus of the Geoplanidae Stimpson, 1857 family. Found in Sarawak near Kuching, 20m ASL. related posts:
Tiger leech Haemadipsa picta Moore, 1929 related posts:
Sunda scops owl Otus lempiji (Horsfield, 1821) of Kuching / south Sarawak / Borneo related posts:
The Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja (Raffles, 1822) of south Sarawak / Borneo related posts:
The straw-headed bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus (Gmelin, 1789) of central Sarawak / Borneo It is listed as critical endangered and is threatened by habitat loss and poaching. related posts:
Hooded pitta, Pitta sordida (Statius Müller, 1776) of south Sarawak / Borneo – Pitta sordida mulleri (Bonaparte, 1850) related posts:
Female of black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea (Boddaert, 1783) from south Sarawak / Borneo related posts:
Bornean Frogmouth, Batrachostomus mixtus Sharpe, 1892 from south Sarawak / Borneo related posts: