King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise – Pteridophora alberti Meyer, 1894 of Enga Province / Papua new guinea 2600m ASL. The King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) is the only species in its genus and is endemic to the montane forests of New Guinea, occurring in…
Papuan frogmouth – Podargus papuensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 of Central Province / Papua new guinea 750m ASL. The Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis) is a large, nocturnal member of the frogmouth family (Podargidae), distributed across New Guinea and several adjacent…
Growling Riflebird – Ptiloris intercedens Sharpe, 1882 of Central Province / Papua new guinea 800m ASL. Ptiloris intercedens, the Growling Riflebird, is a medium-sized bird-of-paradise measuring approximately 28–34 centimetres in length. It occurs in lowland, hill and lower montane forests…
In situ Macaranga umbrosa S.J.Davies – Sarawak/Borneo – around 400m ASL. Macaranga umbrosa is endemic to Borneo; documented records exist from Brunei, Sarawak, Sabah and Central Kalimantan. It is a shade-tolerant tree found in relatively intact forests, mainly primary forests,…
In situ Licuala cordata Becc. of Sarawak/Borneo – around 600m ASL. Licuala cordata Becc. (Arecaceae, Arecales) was first described by Odoardo Beccari; it was first published in Malesia 3: 84 (1886). According to Plants of the World Online, the species…
Sabah pit viper, Trimeresurus sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981 – of Kalimantan Barat / Borneo – around 700m ASL
Mallinella spec. or Mallinella cf. myrmecophaga Koh & Dankittipakul, 2014 – of Sarawak/Borneo – around 20m ASL The spider genus Mallinella (Araneae: Zodariidae) was established in 1906 by Embrik Strand; Mallinella maculata is the type species. There are several published…
Malaysian flying frog or red-legged frog, Leptomantis rufipes (Inger, 1966) of Sarawak / Borneo around 1300m ASL Leptomantis rufipes is a species of frog (Anura) in the family Rhacophoridae and was originally described as Rhacophorus rufipes; the holotype is FMNH147699,…
Female of Tympanophyllum atroterminatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) of south Sarawak / Borneo The species Tympanophyllum atroterminatum belongs to the family of the Tettigoniidae, subfamily Pseudophyllinae, tribe Phyllomimini. It was originally described by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1895 as…
Balanophora sp. is a parasitic flowering plant of the Balanophoraceae family – of Kalimantan/Borneo – around 900m ASL. Balanophora is a genus of fully parasitic flowering plants (family Balanophoraceae, order Santalales) whose range includes parts of Southeast Asia, including Borneo. The…