The western long-legged bush frog – Philautus kakipanjang Dehling and Dehling, 2013 of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Etymologically, the specific epithet kakipanjang is explicitly derived from two Malay words; kaki (“leg”) and panjang (“long”)—chosen to highlight the…
A very large female of Pharnacia borneensis Hennemann & Conle, 2008 Sarawak/Borneo – around 1300m ASL. Pharnacia borneensis is a stick insect (order Phasmatodea) in the family Phasmatidae, tribe Pharnaciini, genus Pharnacia. It was described in 2008 by Hennemann and…
Smooth Slug Snake, Asthenodipsas laevis (BOIE, 1827) – of Sarawak/Borneo – around 1020m ASL. Asthenodipsas laevis (Boie, 1827) is a small, slender pareid snake (Pareidae) endemic to Sundaland and adjacent mainland margins; within Asthenodipsas it belongs to the A. malaccana…
Sabah pit viper, Trimeresurus sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981 – of Sarawak / Borneo – around 900m ASL This specimen could be the same individual that I found near the location a few weeks ago. Several distinctive characteristics suggest that…
Borneo red snake or Stolickza’s stream snake, Paraxenodermus borneensis (BOULENGER, 1899) – of Sarawak/Borneo – around 1120m ASL. Paraxenodermus borneensis (Xenodermidae) is a rare, Borneo-endemic snake, originally described as Stoliczkaia borneensis (Boulenger, 1899) and reassigned in 2021—based on morphological and…
Calliophis intestinalis (thepassi?) (LAURENTI, 1768) of Sarawak/Borneo around 1050m ASL. Calliophis intestinalis is a highly venomous elapid from Southeast Asia (e.g., Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java), mainly nocturnal and partly leaf-litter/ground-dwelling. When threatened it flips to expose its strongly banded…
Picasso moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica Moore, 1882 – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1100m ASL The Picasso moth (B. hieroglyphica), is a nocturnal lepidopteran of the family Erebidae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. With a wingspan of approximately 50…
Rentapia everetti (Boulenger, 1896) (Everett’s Asian tree toad or marbled tree toad) of Sarawak / Borneo – around 950m ASL Rentapia everetti (Boulenger, 1896) is an arboreal toad (family Bufonidae) endemic to northern Borneo, where it occurs in Sarawak, Sabah,…
Scaly-eared Diminutive Leaf-Litter Skink – Tytthoscincus leproauricularis Karin, Das & Bauer, 2016 of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1280m ASL Tytthoscincus leproauricularis Karin, Das & Bauer, 2016 (Scincidae) is a very small leaf litter skink, so far only documented from…
Caterpillar of Demonarosa rufotessellata (Moore, 1879) – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1050m ASL The caterpillar of Demonarosa rufotessellata (Limacodidae) is a non-stinging slug moth larva with a strikingly unusual form. Unlike typical caterpillars, it lacks visible legs or a…