Subadult banded flower mantis, Theopropus elegans of central Sarawak / Borneo
Tag: borneo
Hooded pitta, Pitta sordida (Statius Müller, 1776) of south Sarawak / Borneo – Pitta sordida mulleri (Bonaparte, 1850)
Microhyla spec. most probably the Borneo Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla malang Matsui, 2011 – central Sarawak / Borneo
The critical endangered Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822 of central Sarawak / Borneo Below a thermal image of the sunda pangolin, Manis javanica.
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…
unknown Caterpillar, Papilio sp. (Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775 (?) ), West Sarawak, 150m ASL Mimicking snakes help the caterpillars to ward off predators, specifically birds – This Papilio sp. (Papilio protenor?) is doing exactly this, to protect themselves from being eaten.
undescribed Begonia – Begonia spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
undescribed Begonia – Begonia spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
Rafflesia tuan-mudae, Rafflesia tuan-mudae Becc. – is a member of the Rafflesiaceae family. It lives as a parasite on the Tetrastigma vine. Etymologie: The tuan muda is a title – Tuan muda of Sarawak is the title of the Heir…
undescribed Begonia – Begonia spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.