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…
Giant forest ant, Dinomyrmex gigas [var. borneensis] (Latreille, 1802) Subspecies: Dinomyrmex gigas borneensis Emery, 1887 Dinomyrmex gigas is one of the largest ant species in the world and is widespread in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is found…
Leaf katydid in situ – Xantia borneensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 of south Sarawak / Borneo – 1100m ASL Xantia borneensis belongs to the Phaneropterinae and is a subfamily of the of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. They are known…
Sarawak Eyebrow Lizard – Pelturagonia spiniceps (Smith, 1925) of Sarawak / Borneo around 1400m ASL Synonym: Phoxophrys spiniceps Smith, 1925
Violin beetle, Mormolyce phyllodes borneensis Gestro, 1875, of central Sarawak / Borneo around 900m ASL
female Bornean Horned Agama Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) This Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) is believed to be one of the rarest lizards in Borneo. It’s known only from few individuals that have been found. During the last research expedition I…
Whip-Scorpion, Thelyphonus borneensis Kraepelin, 1897 – of Sarawak / Borneo Have a look at this in situ shot of Thelyphonus borneensis, whip scorpions or vinegaroons are members of the Uropygi order and the foreplay is not that easy like in the…
Borneo red snake or Stolickza’s stream snake, Paraxenodermus borneensis (BOULENGER, 1899) – from central Sarawak / Borneo This Snake is rarely seen and is only known from very few individuals since 1899.
A male of the remarkable Borneo Flying Frog Rhacophorus borneensis Matsui, Shimada, and Sudin, 2013 Rhacophorus borneensis is quite common but rarely seen due its life high up in the trees, if you know the call of this pretty frog…
Spotted-winged Fruit Bat, Balionycteris maculata (Thomas, 1893) of south Sarawak / Borneo