#borneo

[herpsandbirds]

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri), male displaying to a fine ass female, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Borneo

ENDANGERED.

photograph by Megh Roy Choudhury

[mammalianmammals]

Marbled Cat (Pardofelis m. marmorata), family Felidae, Sabah, Borneo

photograph by Raymond Voo Zhong Hao

[stickyfrogs]

Today’s Friend from Borneo is the Bornean Tree-hole Frog (Metaphrynella sundana)! He is singing his Beautiful Song from his hole in the middle of a tree! (Bonus Crested Toad (Ingerophrynus divergens)!)

[symfysen]

blu snip, my favorite TF2 map and a small medic hehe

[inatungulates]

Bornean bearded pig Sus barbatus barbatus

Observed by andy11889, CC BY-NC

[amnhnyc]

No, it’s not a muppet. This unforgettable primate, found in the mangrove forests of Borneo, is the proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)! Also known as the long-nosed monkey, males of this species sport a distinctive drooping proboscis, which acts like a resonating chamber to amplify their vocalizations. Scientists think it’s a sexually selected trait—meaning that females prefer louder (and bigger-nosed) mates.

Photo: Agoes Suwondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

[tropic-havens]

Dragon flower mantis (Toxodera integrifolia). Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo). Photo by Chien C. Lee.

[markscherz]

Today I got into the rainforest in Malaysian Borneo (Sarawak), and one of the first animals I found was this incredible turtle, Heosemys spinosa! What an animal!

This is how it was sitting when I found it:

What a privilege to behold such a creature!

I’m here for the tenth World Congress of Herpetology, where about 1500 herpetologists from across the world are assembling in Kuching to talk about reptile and amphibian research! Super excited for the weeks ahead!