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…
Smooth Slug Snake, Asthenodipsas laevis (Boie, 1827) – of south Sarawak / Borneo
Crab spider, female of Platythomisus octomaculatus (C. L. Koch, 1845), of Sarawak/Borneo Platythomisus phryniformis Doleschall 1859, was synonymized with Platythomisus octomaculatus by Hasselt (1890).
Mjöberg’s Bush Frog or Murud bubble-nest frog, Philautus mjobergi Smith, 1925 – of central Sarawak / Borneo around 950m ASL
Tortoise beetle, Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775), of south Sarawak / Borneo around 30m ASL
Mossy Bush Frog, Philautus macroscelis (Boulenger, 1896) – “morph 2” – of central Sarawak / Borneo around 1300m ASL This highland species occurs only between 1000m and 1800m asl and the different populations are genetically separated from each other, sometimes with a totally…
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…
Borneo besitzt riesige Höhlensysteme, zu nennen sind hier vor allem die gigantischen Höhlen im Mulu Nationalpark. Aber auch in anderen Teilen von Sarawak lassen sich Höhlen entdecken, diese sind weitaus weniger bis gar nicht touristisch. Einige dieser Höhlen kennen oft…
Mjöberg’s Bush Frog or Murud bubble-nest frog, Philautus mjobergi Smith, 1925 – of central Sarawak / Borneo around 950m ASL
Mossy Bush Frog, Philautus macroscelis (Boulenger, 1896) – “morph 2” – of central Sarawak / Borneo around 1300m ASL This highland species occurs only between 1000m and 1800m asl and the different populations are genetically separated from each other, sometimes with a totally…
Obscure Bush Frog, Philautus tectus Dring, 1987 – of central Sarawak / Borneo around 1300m ASL
Least Narrow-mouthed Frog, Microhyla perparva Inger & Frogner, 1979 – of central Sarawak / Borneo
Bornean tree hole frog, Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867) of central Borneo.
Mossy Bush Frog Philautus macroscelis (Boulenger, 1896) – of central Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL This highland species occurs only between 1000m and 1800m asl and the different populations are genetically separated from each other, sometimes with a totally different coloration.
Smooth Slug Snake, Asthenodipsas laevis (Boie, 1827) – of south Sarawak / Borneo
Subadult of Peters’ Forest Dragon or Doria’s Anglehead Lizard, Gonocephalus doriae W. Peters, 1871, of south Sarawak / Borneo Gonocephalus doriae is named for Marquis Giacomo Doria (1840–1913), an Italian naturalist, botanist, herpetologist and politician, founder of the Museo Civico…
One of the smallest known snake species is the brahminy blind snake, Virgotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803), former Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) – of south Sarawak / Borneo
Sarawak Eyebrow Lizard Pelturagonia spiniceps (Smith, 1925) of Sarawak / Borneo around 1400m ASL Synonym: Phoxophrys spiniceps Smith, 1925
female Bornean Horned Agama Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) This Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) is believed to be one of the rarest lizards in Borneo. It’s known only from few individuals that have been found. During the last research expedition I…
juvenile of Peters’ Forest Dragon or Doria’s Anglehead Lizard, Gonocephalus doriae W. Peters, 1871, of south Sarawak / Borneo
Tortoise beetle, Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775), of south Sarawak / Borneo around 30m ASL
In this post you can see the very beautiful Pathysa delessertii delessertii or malayan zebra butterfly during a mud puddle seassion in central Sarawak / Borneo. I visited this place few months ago but this species was not found at…
Stick insect, Orthonecroscia sp. central Sarawak / Borneo around 1200m ASL.
Violin beetle, Mormolyce phyllodes borneensis Gestro, 1875, of central Sarawak / Borneo around 900m ASL
The crimson-tailed marsh hawk, Orthetrum pruinosum schneideri (Burmeister, 1839), of Sarawak / Borneo around 200m ASL
Orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus (Olivier, 1792), of Sarawak / Borneo around 500m ASL
Crab spider, female of Platythomisus octomaculatus (C. L. Koch, 1845), of Sarawak/Borneo Platythomisus phryniformis Doleschall 1859, was synonymized with Platythomisus octomaculatus by Hasselt (1890).
female of the lichen spider, Pandercetes sp. of south Sarawak / Borneo
Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti 2015 Today we found one of the most elusive orb-weaving spider species here in Borneo – Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti, 2015. Unfortunately I didn’t brought my camera so I will share a older photo…
Orange huntsman spider with egg-sack, Heteropoda sp. of south Sarawak / Borneo
Anepsion depressum birmanicum (Thorell, 1877) from Sabah / Borneo around 1000m ASL
Net-casting spiders Deinopis sp. from Sarawak / Borneo around 300m 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…
Vampire crab, Geosesarma gracillimum (De Man, 1902) – of central Sarawak, 30m ASL
Arachnothelphusa sp. “Baram” of Baram-Area, Sarawak/ Borneo
New species of the Macrobrachium genus, Macrobrachium spec. – of central Sarawak, 120m ASL
Probably an new species of Vampire crab, Geosesarma spec. – of central Sarawak, 187m ASL
Lars’s vampire crab, Geosesarma larsi Ng & Grinang, 2018 – of south Sarawak A new species of highland vampire crab (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae: Geosesarma) from Sarawak Abstract: A new species of semiterrestrial highland vampire crab of the family Sesarmidae, Geosesarma…
Arachnothelphusa sp. from Sabah / Borneo
Amphidromus adamsi pictus (Fulton, 1896) or Amphidromus pictus concinnus Fulton, 1896 (?) from West-Sarawak Borneo.
Brooke’s Bertia snail Bertia brookei (Adams & Reeve, 1848), from central Sarawak, 500m ASL
Dyakia duumvirorum F. Haas, 1951
unknown Amphidromus sp.
leatherleaf slug, Veronicellidae Gray, 1840 According to the following paper (The slugs and semislugs of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (Gastropoda, Pulmonata: Veronicellidae, Rathouisiidae, Ariophantidae, Limacidae, Philomycidae)), maybe it resembles to Valiguna flava (Heynemann, 1885). But the genitalia has to be examined…
Leptopoma vitreum, Leptopoma sericatum or related species Family: Cyclophoridae.
undescribed Begonia – Begonia spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
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…
Begonia bayae S.Julia & Kiew – in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
undescribed Begonia – Begonia spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
undescribed Begonia – Begonia spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
Palm of the Pinanga genus – Pinanga spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
Yaoshania pachychilus (Chen, 1980)
Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
Spotted metynnis – Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858)
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.
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
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
Bark Scorpion Lychas sp., from south Sarawak Borneo
Dwarf Wood Scorpion Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775), from south Sarawak Borneo
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…
The critical endangered Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822 of central Sarawak / Borneo Below a thermal image of the sunda pangolin, Manis javanica.
Long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis Raffles, 1821 – of Similajau National Park in Sarawak / Borneo – I took these photos before the monkeys went to sleep.
Intermediate horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus affinis Horsfield, 1823 of Sarawak / Borneo
Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758) of Sarawak / Borneo
Lesser Wooly Horseshoe Bat or Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus sedulus K. Andersen, 1905 of Sarawak / Borneo
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 Cordyceps (?)
Infected by Cordyceps Cordyceps / probably Paecilomyces lilacinus (Thom)
Infected by Cordyceps
Infected by Cordyceps
Hammerhead-Worm black&orange, probably Bipalium genus of the Geoplanidae Stimpson, 1857 family. Location: central Sarawak / Borneo
Hammerhead-Worm black&white, probably Bipalium genus of the Geoplanidae Stimpson, 1857 family. Found in south Sarawak near Kuching, 1100m ASL.
Hammerhead-Worm black&white, probably Bipalium genus of the Geoplanidae Stimpson, 1857 family. Found in Sarawak near Kuching, 20m ASL.
Tiger leech Haemadipsa picta Moore, 1929
The Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja (Raffles, 1822) of south Sarawak / Borneo
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.
Hooded pitta, Pitta sordida (Statius Müller, 1776) of south Sarawak / Borneo – Pitta sordida mulleri (Bonaparte, 1850)
Female of black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea (Boddaert, 1783) from south Sarawak / Borneo
Bornean Frogmouth, Batrachostomus mixtus Sharpe, 1892 from south Sarawak / Borneo
Scaly-crowned babbler, Malacopteron cinereum Eyton, 1839 from south Sarawak / Borneo