Probably an unidentified species of katydid, Mioacris sp. of central Sarawak / Borneo – around 800m ASL. The genus Mioacris was established in 1892 by Pictet & de Saussure and is currently treated as a genus of katydids (family Tettigoniidae),…
Man-faced stink bug, Catacanthus incarnatus – Borneo/Sarawak 700m ASL Catacanthus incarnatus (Drury, 1773) is a species of bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the family Pentatomidae and the tribe Catacanthini. Adult animals reach a body length of about 25–30 mm and are shield-shaped;…
Xenodermine Snake, Java Tubercle Snak or Dragon snake, Xenodermus javanicus REINHARDT, 1836 – of Borneo – around 400m ASL Xenodermus javanicus belongs to the family Xenodermidae and is the type species of the genus Xenodermus (and thus also the type…
Temminck’s sunbird, Aethopyga temminckii (Müller, 1843) of Sarawak / Borneo around 600m ASL. Aethopyga temminckii (Müller, 1843) is a species of sunbird (family Nectariniidae) found in Sundaland and recorded in Borneo in evergreen broadleaf forests, forest edges and secondary vegetation.…
Cyriopagopus doriae (Thorell, 1890) of central Sarawak, Borneo – around 400m ASL. Cyriopagopus doriae is a tarantula (family Theraphosidae) from Borneo. The species was originally described as Selenocosmia doriae, later placed by Eugène Simon in the genus Haplopelma, which he…
Xylaria sp. of Sarawak / Borneo – around 950m ASL. The ascomycete genus Xylaria (family Xylariaceae, order Xylariales, class Sordariomycetes, phylum Ascomycota) comprises fungi commonly referred to in German as “Holzkeulen” (“wood clubs”). In nomenclatural databases, the genus is cited…
Common mock viper, Psammodynastes pulverulentus (F. Boie, 1827) of Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL. Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Boie, 1827) is a small snake species found in Southeast Asia, including Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah and Sarawak). It’s often found in leaf litter…
Schoenorchis buddleiflora, (Schltr. & J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. 1912 (Kew) – of Sarawak/Borneo – around 1010m ASL. Schoenorchis buddleiflora is a species of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It was published by Johannes Jacobus Smith in the journal Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië, volume 72,…
Coelogyne pholidotoides, J.J.Sm. 1903 (Kew) – of Sarawak/Borneo – around 1020m ASL. Coelogyne pholidotoides is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae. Taxonomic literature lists it as native to Borneo, with evidence cited for Sabah, Sarawak and West Kalimantan.…
Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster Pennant, 1769 of Borneo. Anhinga melanogaster is a large water bird of the Anhingidae family and was scientifically described by Thomas Pennant in 1769. On Borneo, the species is listed as a resident bird on inland…