12th February 2026
Sabah pit viper, Trimeresurus sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981 – of Kalimantan Barat / Borneo – around 700m ASL
Tag: Kalimantan
11th February 2026
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…
9th February 2026
Cyptotrama sp. (Cyptotrama asprata (Berk.) Redhead & Ginns (1980)) of Sarawak / Borneo – around 900m ASL. The genus Cyptotrama (Agaricales, Physalacriaceae) was validly described by Rolf Singer in 1960; Cyptotrama macrobasidium is given as the type species. In the…
8th February 2026
Adult katydid that has not yet been identified, Scambophyllum sp. – Borneo/Sarawak 1200m ASL The genus Scambophyllum belongs to the bush crickets (katydids) and is listed in the Orthoptera Species File within the Phaneropterinae (tribus Scambophyllini). It was established by Carl Brunner…
22nd December 2025
Man-faced stink bug, Catacanthus incarnatus – Borneo/Sarawak 700m ASL Catacanthus incarnatus (Drury, 1773) is a species of bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the family Pentatomidae and the tribe Catacanthini. Adult animals reach a body length of about 25–30 mm and are shield-shaped;…
21st December 2025
Sunda leopard cat – Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus (Horsfield, 1821) – of Borneo. Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus is a taxonomically recognized subspecies of the Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis). In the revised felid taxonomy, two subspecies are distinguished: P. j. javanensis (Java…
17th December 2025
Xylaria sp. of Sarawak / Borneo – around 950m ASL. The ascomycete genus Xylaria (family Xylariaceae, order Xylariales, class Sordariomycetes, phylum Ascomycota) comprises fungi commonly referred to in German as “Holzkeulen” (“wood clubs”). In nomenclatural databases, the genus is cited…
12th December 2025
Schoenorchis buddleiflora, (Schltr. & J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. 1912 (Kew) – of Sarawak/Borneo – around 1010m ASL. Schoenorchis buddleiflora is a species of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It was published by Johannes Jacobus Smith in the journal Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië, volume 72,…
11th December 2025
Coelogyne pholidotoides, J.J.Sm. 1903 (Kew) – of Sarawak/Borneo – around 1020m ASL. Coelogyne pholidotoides is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae. Taxonomic literature lists it as native to Borneo, with evidence cited for Sabah, Sarawak and West Kalimantan.…
7th December 2025
Male of Orthonecroscia pulcherrima Kirby, 1904 – of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Orthonecroscia pulcherrima is a species of stick insect (order Phasmida) from the Borneo region and is classified in the Phasmida Species File in the family…