28th September 2024
Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966 (Sambas Stream Toad or Rainbow Toad) I haven’t found these rainbow toads for a few years now, but this year I finally had luck again. Although I had been to the habitat a few times this…
Tag: rare
10th June 2022
Mallinella myrmecophaga Koh & Dankittipakul, 2014 – of the lowland in Sarawak/Borneo In the rainforest of Borneo, there are many strategies for animals to survive and hunt. One popular strategy is mimicry, an adaptation that serves to deceive or protect…
4th June 2022
An undescribed arachnophagic jumping spider of the genus Portia – Portia sp. of Sarawak/Borneo This type of jumping spider is very well camouflaged and often sits motionless next to some lichen on the rock. The genus Portia is known to…
26th June 2020
Crab spider, female of Platythomisus octomaculatus (C. L. Koch, 1845), of Sarawak/Borneo Platythomisus phryniformis Doleschall 1859, was synonymized with Platythomisus octomaculatus by Hasselt (1890).
5th December 2019
Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti 2015 Today we found one of the most elusive orb-weaving spider species here in Borneo – Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti, 2015. Unfortunately I didn’t brought my camera so I will share a older photo…
24th July 2017
Jumping spider, unknown Salticidae probably Parabathippus spec.
14th July 2017
fighting spider, Thiania pulcherrima C. L. Koch, 1846
8th May 2017
Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966 (Sambas Stream Toad) Ansonia latidisca is a small toad of the genus Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870, it took me several visits to find these jewel of the Sarawak/Kalimantan border-region. The size is ranging from 30 to 50 mm…
10th January 2017
Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti 2015