Banded flower mantis, Theopropus elegans Westwood, 1832 of south Sabah / Borneo Theopropus elegans Westwood 1832, the banded flower mantis, is the type species of the Asian genus Theopropus in the family Hymenopodidae. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia,…
Hammerhead-Worm, probably Umbotectum boehmigi genus of the Geoplanidae Stimpson, 1857 family. Found in Sabah / Danum Valley / Borneo.
Bushy-crested hornbill – Anorrhinus galeritus (Temminck, 1831) of Borneo (400m ASL) Anorrhinus galeritus the Bushy crested Hornbill is a forest hornbill of the Sundaic region occurring in southern Myanmar southern Thailand Peninsular Malaysia Sumatra and Borneo including Brunei. It inhabits…
Oriental pied hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris (Shaw, 1808) of Borneo (300m ASL) Anthracoceros albirostris (Shaw, 1808), the Oriental pied hornbill, is a widespread member of Bucerotidae in the Indomalayan region, occurring from northern India and Nepal through Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern…
Grey-headed fish eagle, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821) of Borneo. Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus is a piscivorous raptor of lowland tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent through mainland Southeast Asia to the Malay Peninsula the Greater Sundas the Philippines and Sulawesi. It…
Camponotus festinus (Smith, F., 1857) – Slim Carpenter Ants of the Tanaemyrmex subgenus in central Sarawak – 400m ASL
Sarawak Eyebrow Lizard – Pelturagonia spiniceps (Smith, 1925) of central Sarawak / Borneo around 1900m ASL Synonym: Phoxophrys spiniceps Smith, 1925 Once again a range extension for this species. I was able to find this induviduum on a previously unclimbed…
Malaysian flying frog or red-legged frog, Leptomantis rufipes (Inger, 1966) of south Sarawak around 1000m ASL
Borneo groundsnake or Borneo Frog-eating Snake, Stegonotus borneensis INGER, 1967 – from south Sarawak / Borneo These individuals are dividing the herpetological community. Some say it is a juvenile Stegonotus borneensis, while others believe it is a Lycodon species. It…
Penrissen dwarf toad, Pelophryne penrissenensis Das, 2008 of Sarawak / Borneo, 2105m ASL