15th May 2022
Brown mabuya or rough mabuya, Eutropis rudis (Boulenger, 1887) of central Sarawak / Borneo The widespread Eutropis rudis, commonly known as the rough mabuya or brown mabuya, is a species of skink.
Tag: borneo
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…
15th May 2022
Ourapteryx claretta Holloway, 1982 is a moth of the family Geometridae – south Sarawak / Borneo around 1000m ASL
14th May 2022
Celenna festivaria (Fabricius, 1794) is a moth of the family Geometridae – south Sarawak / Borneo around 1000m ASL Celenna festivaria formosensis Inoue, 1964
13th May 2022
Groundhopper, Discotettix belzebuth (Serville, 1838), south Sarawak / Borneo Of this common groundhopper, there are two existing synonyms: Discotettix armatus Costa, 1864 Discotettix adenanii Mahmood, Idris & Salmah, 2007
12th May 2022
Sarcinodes reductatus Inoue, 1992 is a moth of the family Geometridae – south Sarawak / Borneo around 1000m ASL
9th May 2022
Giant centipede, Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815 Centipedes are common in the forests of Borneo, but rarely they are not hunting, if you find resting specimens (which is extremely rare), they make great photo subjects.
6th May 2022
Cerambycidae – Longhorn beetle of central Sarawak / Borneo around 400m ASL This could be a female individual of Ziglipton jirouxi Komiya 2003 or Aegolipton(?).
5th May 2022
Pinanga tenella Scheff. – in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo. Pinanga tenella is a rheophyte species, it grows mainly on medium-sized rivers with strong currents. Compared to other Pinanga species it has very narrow leaves. These allow it to…
28th April 2022
Penthicodes farinosus (Weber, 1801) of south Sarawak / Borneo Penthicodes farinosus can be found not only in the forest but also sometimes a cities. In the pictures below are two individuals. While one individual is “milked” by an ant to…