Kobayashi’s horned frog, Pelobatrachus kobayashii Malkmus and Matsui, 1997 from Sabah / Borneo. A few years ago, I had the chance to photograph the rare Pelobatrachus kobayashii. Nevertheless, I wanted to find and photograph this very impressive and very large…
Red whip snake – Dryophiops rubescens (Gray, 1835) from Sabah/Borneo – around 100m ASL Dryophiops rubescens is an arboreal colubrid described by John Edward Gray in 1835 and the type species of the genus Dryophiops. It inhabits lowland forest and…
Kinabalu sticky frog, Kalophrynus baluensis Kiew, 1984 – of Sabah / Borneo Kalophrynus baluensis Kiew 1984 is a microhylid frog endemic to the upper slopes of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah Borneo where it inhabits primary montane forest between roughly 1400…
Rhinoceros hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 (B. r. borneoensis Schlegel & Müller, S, 1845) – of Borneo (300m ASL) Buceros rhinoceros Linnaeus 1758, the rhinoceros hornbill, is a large canopy dwelling hornbill of the Sundaic region where it inhabits…
Wrinkled hornbill or Sunda wrinkled hornbill – Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus (Temminck, 1832) – of Borneo (100m ASL) Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus, the wrinkled hornbill, is a canopy frugivore of the Sunda region, occurring in southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands,…
Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790) of Borneo. The Crested Serpent Eagle is a medium sized raptor of tropical Asia that favors forests and edges and is often seen soaring above the canopy; adults are dark brown with a small…
Juvenile saltwater crocodile – Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 of Borneo – around 80m ASL Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801, the saltwater crocodile, is the largest living reptile, with exceptional males approaching seven metres and about 1200kg while most adults are smaller;…
Rhinoceros hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 (B. r. borneoensis Schlegel & Müller, S, 1845) – of Borneo (300m ASL) Buceros rhinoceros Linnaeus 1758, the rhinoceros hornbill, is a large canopy dwelling hornbill of the Sundaic region where it inhabits…
Saltwater crocodile – Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 of Borneo – around 80m ASL Crocodylus porosus Schneider 1801, the saltwater crocodile, is the largest living reptile, with exceptional males approaching seven metres and about 1200kg while most adults are smaller; it…
Male of the black hornbill – Anthracoceros malayanus (Raffles, 1822) – of Borneo (400m ASL) Anthracoceros malayanus is a Sundaic lowland hornbill of the family Bucerotidae that occurs from southern Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia Sumatra and Borneo where it inhabits…