20th December 2024
Male of the regal sunbird, Cinnyris regius Reichenow, 1893 of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
Author: Lars
19th December 2024
Ruwenzori sun squirrel, Heliosciurus ruwenzorii ssp. ruwenzorii (Schwann, 1904) of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
18th December 2024
Blue monkey or diademed monkey, Cercopithecus mitis Wolf, 1822 of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
17th December 2024
Ruwenzori colobus also known as Ruwenzori black-and-white colobus, Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii Thomas, 1901 of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
16th December 2024
Ruwenzori side-striped chameleon, Trioceros rudis (Boulenger, 1906) of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
9th December 2024
Fruit-piercing moth of the Eudocima Billberg, 1820 genus – central Sarawak / Borneo around 400m ASL The fruit-piercing moth genus Eudocima is a striking moth known for its vivid hindwings and mischievous eating habits. Unlike most nectar-feeding moths, Eudocima moths…
7th December 2024
A new species of sticky frog, Kalophrynus sp. “new” Borneo It is not often that you find an animal of which you immediately know ‘this is a new species’. But every now and then luck favours you and all the…
20th November 2024
Bornean sun bear, Helarctos malayanus euryspilus Horsfield, 1825 of Borneo The sun bear is the smallest and best adapted to a tree-dwelling lifestyle within the Ursidae. Sun bears are nocturnal, during the day they sleep in the trees, around 2…
19th November 2024
Arachnothelphusa cf. merarapensis from central Sarawak / Borneo – around 1600m ASL We already knew from the crab genus Arachnothelphusa that they must have a direct development. This in-situ photo now clearly shows for the first time that this is…
18th November 2024
Malcolm’s pitviper, Trimeresurus malcolmi Loveridge, 1938 – of Sabah / Borneo Trimeresurus malcolmi is probably considered the ‘holy grail’ among the pit vipers in Borneo, not least because this viper only occurs above 1000m ASL. There are local reports that…