12th June 2020
Dwarf Wood Scorpion Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775), of central Sarawak Borneo, under UV-light. Most scorpions glow a blue-green color when illuminated by ultraviolet light with a wavelength of around 380nm.
Tag: asia
8th June 2020
Least Narrow-mouthed Frog, Microhyla perparva Inger & Frogner, 1979 – of central Sarawak / Borneo
21st May 2020
One of the smallest known snake species is the brahminy blind snake, Virgotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803), former Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) – of south Sarawak / Borneo
17th April 2020
Sarawak Eyebrow Lizard – Pelturagonia spiniceps (Smith, 1925) of Sarawak / Borneo around 1400m ASL Synonym: Phoxophrys spiniceps Smith, 1925
13th April 2020
Mossy Bush Frog Philautus macroscelis (Boulenger, 1896) – of central Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL This highland species occurs only between 1000m and 1800m asl and the different populations are genetically separated from each other, sometimes with a totally different coloration.
10th April 2020
Highland Dwarf Toad Pelophryne sp. of central Borneo around 1200m ASL A very small and maybe a undescribed dwarf toad of the Pelophryne genus. The discovery of this toad was a lucky find and unfortunately the only individual I could…
9th April 2020
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…
9th April 2020
Harlequin Flying Frog, Rhacophorus pardalis Günther, 1858 – of the Baram area – Sarawak / Borneo
8th April 2020
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…
7th April 2020
The Harrisson’s flying frog, Leptomantis harrissoni Inger & Haile, 1959 (former Rhacophorus harrissoni) of central Sarawak / Borneo around 700m ASL. Leptomantis harrissoni spends most of its life high up in the forest. Males call for breeding in water-containing holes…