Lankayan Island: Protected Paradise in the Sulu Sea Lankayan Island is a small, low-lying island off the northeast coast of Sabah (Malaysia) in the Sulu Sea, best known as a quiet, nature-focused stop for diving, snorkeling, and turtle watching. Reaching…
This species could be Pelophryne murudensis Das, 2008 from a new location. Due to a lack of DNA evidence, I am provisionally listing this animal as Pelophryne cf. murudensis. I found the individual at approximately 1800 metres above sea level.…
Tree-Snail of the Amphidromus (Linnaeus, 1758) genus from Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL. The genus name is derived from the ancient Greek words amphí (‘on both sides’) and drómos (‘running’) and refers to the unusual occurrence of both right-…
Wallace’s flying frog, Rhacophorus nigropalmatus Boulenger, 1895 Rhacophorus nigropalmatus (Rhacophoridae) is a tree-dwelling ‘flying/gliding frog’. The type locality of the species is the Akar River in Sarawak. The genus name Rhacophorus is etymologically derived from the Greek rhakos (‘flap, shred’)…
White-bellied Rat Snake, Ptyas fusca (Günther, 1858) of Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL. Ptyas fusca (Günther, 1858) is a species of colubrid snake (Colubridae) that was originally described as Coryphodon fuscus; Borneo is given as the type locality. In…
Common mock viper, Psammodynastes pulverulentus (F. Boie, 1827) of south Sarawak / Borneo around 1000m ASL. Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Boie, 1827) is a rear-fanged snake from the superfamily Elapoidea, widespread in South and Southeast Asia; based on phylogenomic data, the genus…
Juvenile Kuhl’s flying gecko or the common flying gecko – Gekko kuhli (Stejneger, 1902) of Sarawak / Borneo around 250m ASL. Gekko kuhli (Stejneger, 1902) is a species of gecko (family Gekkonidae). In the literature, it has appeared as Ptychozoon kuhli…
Juveniles of Rentapia everetti (Boulenger, 1896) (Everett’s Asian tree toad or marbled tree toad) of Sarawak / Borneo – around 950m ASL The species Rentapia everetti is not easy to observe: as a predominantly arboreal tree frog, it usually stays…
Termites of the Macrotermes genus – central Sarawak / Borneo around 500m ASL Macrotermes is a genus of so-called fungus-growing termites (Macrotermitinae). These animals live in large colonies with a strict division of labor, consisting of a queen and king…
Dragon Head Katydid Lesina blanchardi (Brongniart, 1890) the former Ellatodon blanchardi from Sarawak / Borneo Lesina blanchardi (Brongniart, 1890) is an exceptionally large-looking leafhopper from the Tettigoniidae family (long-horned grasshoppers), which is often referred to as the ‘dragon-headed katydid’ in…