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…
Tag: Malaysia
Camponotus festinus (Smith, F., 1857) – Slim Carpenter Ants of the Tanaemyrmex subgenus in central Sarawak – 400m ASL
Sarawak Eyebrow Lizard – Pelturagonia spiniceps (Smith, 1925) of central Sarawak / Borneo around 1900m ASL Synonym: Phoxophrys spiniceps Smith, 1925 Once again a range extension for this species. I was able to find this induviduum on a previously unclimbed…
Malaysian flying frog or red-legged frog, Leptomantis rufipes (Inger, 1966) of south Sarawak around 1000m ASL
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…
Penrissen dwarf toad, Pelophryne penrissenensis Das, 2008 of Sarawak / Borneo, 2105m ASL
The black-and-yellow broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus (Raffles, 1822) of central Sarawak / Borneo (1450m ASL)
Short-nosed tree frog or Inger’s flying frog – Leptomantis (cf.) gauni (Inger, 1966) of central Sarawak / Borneo – around 1450m ASL
White-spotted cat snake Boiga drapiezii (H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827) – from south-Sarawak / Borneo highland around 1100m ASL
Bornean tree hole frog, Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867) of south Sarawak – around 1100m ASL. Metaphrynella sundana is a small frog that is heard very often in the rainforests of Borneo but rarely seen, as the males always sit in…