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…
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…
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.…
4th December 2025
Rhaphidophora tenuis – of Kalimantan/Borneo – around 1000m ASL. In taxonomic literature, R. tenuis was at times treated as a synonym of Rhaphidophora korthalsii; in 2006, Peter C. Boyce reclassified the species as a separate clade and stated that it…
30th November 2025
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…
8th September 2025
Stag Beetle, Dorcus mirabilis (Parry, 1864) – of Sarawak / Borneo around 1060m ASL Adults primarily take liquid carbohydrates, typically tree sap and other sugary exudates, and are most active from dusk through the night; they are often encountered at…