Asian vine snake, Ahaetulla prasina (Boie, 1827) from Sarawak/Borneo – around 1050m ASL Ahaetulla prasina (Boie, 1827) is a rear-fanged snake from the Colubridae family and is widespread throughout much of Southeast Asia; in Borneo, it has been documented in…
Striped bronzeback, Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Günther, 1858) of Sabah / Borneo around 200m ASL. Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) is a snake from the Colubridae family; the species is listed in the Ahaetuliinae subfamily. It is widespread in Southeast Asia; it is…
Asian water monitor – Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) of Sabah / Borneo. Varanus salvator is a large semi aquatic monitor lizard native to South and Southeast Asia where it frequents rivers wetlands mangroves and even urban waterways and is among…
An early morning birth of a proboscis monkey – Nasalis larvatus Wurmb, 1787 – of Sabah / Borneo. Births of proboscis monkeys have rarely been documented, especially during the daytime. Nasalis larvatus reproduction is polygynous, with groups of males in…
Philippine slow lori, Nycticebus menagensis (Lydekker, 1893) of Borneo, around 800m ASL. Nycticebus menagensis (Philippine slow loris) is a nocturnal, arboreal strepsirrhine primate of the family Lorisidae, distributed in northern and eastern Borneo and parts of the southern Philippine archipelago.…
Saltwater crocodile – Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 of Borneo – around 80m ASL Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801, the saltwater crocodile, is the largest living reptile, with exceptional males approaching seven metres and about 1200kg while most adults are smaller; it…
Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895 of central Sarawak, Borneo – around 800m ASL. Citharognathus hosei is the type species of the theraphosid genus Citharognathus within the subfamily Ornithoctoninae, described from Baram in Sarawak on Borneo from material collected by Charles Hose.…
Stag Beetle, Dorcus mirabilis (Parry, 1864) – of Sarawak / Borneo around 1060m ASL Adults primarily take liquid carbohydrates, typically tree sap and other sugary exudates, and are most active from dusk through the night; they are often encountered at…
Saffron-bellied frog, Chaperina fusca Mocquard, 1892 – at an illegal waste dumping site in Kuching, south Sarawak / Borneo / Lowland 60m ASL Chaperina fusca is a small species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) and the only representative of the…
Dark-based gliding hawkmoth, Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847 – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Ambulyx substrigilis occurs from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh east to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Hainan (China), Peninsular and Sarawak…