19th December 2023
Spotted Whipsnake or Speckle-headed Whipsnake, Ahaetulla fasciolata (Fischer, 1885) – of south Sarawak / Borneo While Ahaetulla prasina can be observed very frequently, Ahaetulla fasciolata is relatively rare.
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18th December 2023
Indopacific tree gecko, Indopacific slender gecko, or common dwarf gecko, Hemiphyllodactylus typus Bleeker, 1860, of south Sarawak / Borneo Despite the wide distribution of these geckos, they are often overlooked, one reason is probably their size. With tail the animals…
11th December 2023
Darth-Vader-Mantis, Parablepharis kuhlii de Hann, 1842 of south Sabah / Borneo
11th December 2023
Holochlora sp.(?) Stål, 1873 of south Sabah / Borneo This bush-cricket has carefully cut out pieces of a dead leaf, laid an egg on it and then “closed” it. This process took over an hour and it did not allow…
9th December 2023
Leptomantis rufipes (Inger, 1966) of Tawau Hills (Sabah, Borneo) around 100m ASL
8th December 2023
Tympanophyllum atroterminatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) of south Sabah / Borneo
6th December 2023
Smooth-Fingered Narrow-Mouthed Frog Kaloula baleata (Müller, 1836) of south Sabah / Borneo Unlike K. pulchra, Kaloula baleata belongs to the native fauna and is found in Borneo almost exclusively in primary and secondary forests, while K. pulchra is almost invasive…
6th December 2023
Pyrops whiteheadi (Distant, 1889) of south Sabah / Borneo Like many other plant-sucking insects, pyrops also excrete honeydew. I have seen different species of ants and cockroaches using this source of energy, but also some nocturnal geckos have learned not to…
8th November 2023
Arachnothelphusa sp. lowland from Sabah / Borneo I found an Arachnothelphusa species in Tawau almost 6 years ago, but it was in the highlands at a altitude of over 1000 m. Either there are two species here, or this Arachnothelphusa…
19th July 2023
Horsfield’s Flying Gecko or Horsfield’s Parachute Gecko, Gekko horsfieldii (GRAY, 1827) of Sarawak / Borneo around 1160m ASL. Gekko horsfeldii was long classified as Ptychozoon horsfeldii (Ptychozoon (= “folded animal”)). They are characterized by their gliding ability. Flying geckos live…