The Upas tree, Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. (Moraceae) of central Borneo Of all Borneo’s indigenous tribes, the Penan and Punan of Sarawak and Kalimantan remain most connected to traditional forest living. Some of the Penan and Punan still hunt with their…
Torrent frog tadpole Meristogenys sp. of central Sarawak / Borneo Meristogenys tadpoles are specialized for living in strong currents. The snout is broadly rounded with a relatively oral disk underneath it. The body is flat below and has a large…
female Bornean Horned Agama Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) This Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) is believed to be one of the rarest lizards in Borneo. It’s known only from few individuals that have been found. During the last research expedition I…
Bioluminescent mushrooms like this Mycena sp., of central Sarawak, begins to glow at night. With their own light they can attract insects, which could pick up spores on their bodies. With this behavior the Mushroom spread the spores over a…
Ein kurzer Besuch mit einer FAZ Journalistin in den Borneo Highlands, Süd-Sarawak. Zum ARTIKEL der FAZ geht es hier entlang. Im Dezember 2018, organisierte ich eine Kurzreise für die FAZ Journalistin Barbara Liepert. Wir konnten binnen weniger Tage viele interessante…
buffalo eye fungus or indonesian stalked puffball, Calostoma sp. of Borneo (Sarawak / Kalimantan) The Iban-tribe called them Kulat Mata Babi (Boar-Eye-Mushroom) or in Bahasa Kulat Mata Pelanduk (Mouse-Deer-Eye-Mushroom) (another local names: kulat mata lembu, mata kerbau), is an edible…
Penthicodes bimaculata (Schmidt, 1905) from Sarawak / Borneo
Bornean Horned Agama Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) You’ve probably never heard of the Bornean Horned Agama, Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924), it is quite possibly one of the rarest lizards in the world and only known from few specimens. The genus…
Amphidromus adamsi pictus (Fulton, 1896) or Amphidromus pictus concinnus Fulton, 1896 (?) from West-Sarawak Borneo.