Common Collared Snake, Pseudorabdion collaris (MOCQUARD, 1892) – of south Sarawak / Borneo – around 200m ASL
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Low’s pitcher-plant, Nepenthes lowii, of north Sarawak / Borneo around 2100m ASL Upper pitchers of Nepenthes lowii, which is a carnivorous plant from the genus pitcher plants (Nepenthes). It was first described around 1859 by botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker. The…
Sarawak Keelback, Hebius sarawacensis (Günther, 1872) – of Sarawak / Borneo – 2023m ASL This Hebius sarawacensis is nothing special at first, but where I found it it is. The second edition of “Snakes of Borneo” gives the maximum altitudinal…
Murud dwarf toad, Pelophryne murudensis Das, 2008 of Sarawak / Borneo, 2105m ASL
Birupes simoroxigorum (Theraphosidae), of south Sarawak, Borneo. I haven’t seen this Birupes simoroxigorum in a while. But since Chien, Pearl and I discovered and first photographed this species we have been able to record this beautiful blue tarantula at more…
Balu flying frog – Rhacophorus baluensis Inger, 1954 of Gunung Murud (Sarawak, Borneo) around 2200m ASL Rhacophorus baluensis inhabits mainly montane rainforest in northern Borneo. The males are often found calling at water-filled, wild boar wallows. This species is a…
Stick insect, Dinophasma mjobergi Bragg, 2001 of Sarawak / Borneo around 2100m ASL.
Systella platyptera Haan, 1842 of south Sarawak / Borneo A great example of camouflaged insects is Systella platyptera an Asian species of grasshoppers in the family Trigonopterygidae. Three species of Systella are found in Sarawak / Borneo: Systella sarawakensis Willemse,…
Stick insect, Orthostheneboea exotica (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) of south Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL. Junior synonym: Pericentrus nudipes Redtenbacher, 1908
Boulenger’s Asian tree toad Rentapia hosii (Boulenger, 1892) of central Sarawak / Borneo Rentapia hosii are nocturnal and feed on insects, especially ants. They live on land outside the breeding season, usually on trees deep in the rainforest, along small…