26th September 2024
Penrissen dwarf toad, Pelophryne penrissenensis Das, 2008 of Sarawak / Borneo, 2105m ASL
Tag: asia
25th September 2024
Short-nosed tree frog or Inger’s flying frog – Leptomantis (cf.) gauni (Inger, 1966) of central Sarawak / Borneo – around 1450m ASL
25th September 2024
White-spotted cat snake Boiga drapiezii (H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827) – from south-Sarawak / Borneo highland around 1100m ASL
24th September 2024
Checkered beetle, Thanasimus sp. (?) (Coleoptera -> Cleridae -> Clerinae) central Sarawak / Borneo (1400m ASL)
21st September 2024
Monkey grasshopper, Erucius sp.(?) of central Sarawak / Borneo (1400m ASL)
4th September 2024
First ascent and biodiversity survey in a little-explored mountainous region of Sarawak (Borneo) – an expedition report In the spring of 2024, I was commissioned to join members of a Penan community in reaching an area in the interior of…
12th August 2024
Matsui’s Borneo frog, large-eyed torrent frog or big-eyed torrent frog, Meristogenys macrophthalmus (Matsui, 1986) from Sarawak / Borneo – around 1950m ASL It is not certain which species this animal belongs to. Most likely it is really Meristogenys macrophthalmus, but then…
25th July 2024
Amblyomma is a genus of hard ticks (Ixodidae). It is found worldwide, with most species occurring in the New World. Some species can transmit infectious diseases as a vector, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever to humans and tularaemia, anaplasmosis and…
4th July 2024
Termites of the species Longipeditermes longipes (Haviland, 1898) – central Sarawak / Borneo around 300m ASL These termites can be found throughout Sarawak in the lowlands. The soldiers are easy to recognize and can be observed well in the morning…
3rd July 2024
The rock skipper or Sabah splash frog, Staurois latopalmatus (Boulenger, 1887) – of Sarawak / Borneo – around 350m ASL S. latopalmatus is a frog that is difficult to photograph, they sit on stones in rivers with strong currents and…