25th March 2023
Murud dwarf toad, Pelophryne murudensis Das, 2008 of Sarawak / Borneo, 2105m ASL
Category: amphibia
24th March 2023
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…
16th March 2023
Balu flying frog – Rhacophorus baluensis Inger, 1954 of Gunung Murud (Sarawak, Borneo) around 2200m ASL Rhacophorus baluensis inhabits mainly montane rainforest in northern Borneo. The males are often found calling at water-filled, wild boar wallows. This species is a…
12th January 2023
Boulenger’s Asian tree toad Rentapia hosii (Boulenger, 1892) of central Sarawak / Borneo Rentapia hosii are nocturnal and feed on insects, especially ants. They live on land outside the breeding season, usually on trees deep in the rainforest, along small…
11th June 2022
White-eared Tree Frog – Feihyla kajau (Dring, 1984)
6th June 2022
A female Kerangas Bush Frog Philautus kerangae Dring, 1987, of south Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL.
28th May 2022
Wallace’s flying frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus Boulenger, 1895 The Wallace’s flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) is a species from the genus of the shrub frog family (Rhacophoridae). With the help of the webs between its toes, it can fly a distance of…
17th May 2022
Most likely the Spiny slender toad, Ansonia cf. echinata, Inger and Stuebing, 2009 – around 140m ASL. This species is from a different locality than the holotype of Ansonia echinata – if these animals are truly Ansonia echinata and not…
17th May 2022
Undescribed stream toad of the Ansonia Genus, Ansonia spec., Sarawak / Borneo 100m ASL It could be that this is the rare and legendary Ansonia albomaculata Inger, 1960 – further DNA studies will solve this. There are several photos of…
15th May 2022
Bornean tree hole frog, Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867) of Ulu-Ai Borneo. Metaphrynella sundana is a small frog that is heard very often in the rainforests of Borneo but rarely seen, as the males always sit in tree cavities and attract…