BORNEO

Species

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163 discoveries

Species

Reticulated python — Malayopython reticulatus

Animals · Reptiles

Reticulated python

Malayopython reticulatus

Ilham.nurwansah · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros); see the caption for the photograph’s location.

Animals · Birds

Rhinoceros hornbill

Buceros rhinoceros

A.Baihaqi · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Sago palm — Metroxylon sagu

Plants · Palms

Sago palm

Metroxylon sagu

Toksave · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped · Original

Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus); see the caption for the photograph’s location.

Animals · Reptiles

Saltwater crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

H. Zell · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped · Original

Photograph not yet availableHopea sangal

Plants · Trees

Sangal

Sea mangrove apple — Sonneratia alba

Plants · Trees

Sea mangrove apple

Sonneratia alba

Ton Rulkens from Mozambique · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cropped · Original

Photograph not yet availableCalamus caesius

Plants · Palms

Sega rattan

Calamus caesius

Senduduk — Melastoma malabathricum

Plants · Shrubs

Senduduk

Melastoma malabathricum

AditiB08 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Simpur — Dillenia suffruticosa

Plants · Shrubs

Simpur

Dillenia suffruticosa

Muhamad Izzul Fiqih · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Slender pitcher plant (Nepenthes gracilis).

Plants · Carnivorous plants

Slender pitcher plant

Nepenthes gracilis

Robert Tan Hung Huat · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped · Original

Southern grey gibbon — Hylobates muelleri

Animals · Mammals

Southern grey gibbon

Hylobates muelleri

EndangeredEndemic to Borneo

Seno Nur Rohman · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Southern pig-tailed macaque — Macaca nemestrina

Animals · Mammals

Southern pig-tailed macaque

Macaca nemestrina

Denis Luyten · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Cropped · Original

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Spiny fan palm — Licuala spinosa

Plants · Palms

Spiny fan palm

Licuala spinosa

Eric in SF · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Spiny slender toad — Ansonia spinulifer

Animals · Amphibians

Spiny slender toad

Ansonia spinulifer

Endemic to Borneo

Haas A, Boon-Hee K, Joseph A, bin Asri M, Das I, Hagmann R, Schwander L, Hertwig ST (2018) An updated checklist of the amphibian diversity of Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia. Evolutionary Systematics 2: 89-114. https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.2.27020 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Stork-billed kingfisher — Pelargopsis capensis

Animals · Birds

Stork-billed kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

JyotiPN · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Storm's stork (Ciconia stormi).

Animals · Birds

Storm's stork

Ciconia stormi

Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cropped · Original

Striped snakehead — Channa striata

Animals · Freshwater fish

Striped snakehead

Channa striata

renjus box · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Sugar palm — Arenga pinnata

Plants · Palms

Sugar palm

Arenga pinnata

Daderot · Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Cropped · Original

Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus). Photographed in captivity.

Animals · Mammals

Sun bear

Helarctos malayanus

Peter Halasz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped · Original

Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi); see the caption for the photograph’s location.

Animals · Mammals

Sunda clouded leopard

Neofelis diardi

Schalk Lubbe from Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cropped · Original

Sunda colugo — Galeopterus variegatus

Animals · Mammals

Sunda colugo

Galeopterus variegatus

Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cropped · Original

Photograph not yet availableOphiophagus bungarus

Animals · Reptiles

Sunda king cobra

Ophiophagus bungarus

Sunda silvery langur — Trachypithecus cristatus

Animals · Mammals

Sunda silvery langur

Trachypithecus cristatus

Hamas Fathani · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Photograph not yet availableDyera polyphylla

Plants · Trees

Swamp jelutung

Dyera polyphylla

Photograph not yet availableDryobalanops rappa

Plants · Trees

Swamp kapur

Dryobalanops rappa

Endemic to Borneo

Swamp pulai — Alstonia pneumatophora

Plants · Trees

Swamp pulai

Alstonia pneumatophora

Dr. Nasser Halaweh · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Tall-stilt mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata); see the caption for the photograph’s location.

Plants · Trees

Tall-stilt mangrove

Rhizophora apiculata

Bernard DUPONT · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cropped · Original

Tarap tree — Artocarpus odoratissimus

Plants · Trees

Tarap tree

Artocarpus odoratissimus

W.A.Djatmiko (Wie146) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped · Original

Photograph not yet availableAethopyga temminckii

Animals · Birds

Temminck’s sunbird

Aethopyga temminckii

Photograph not yet availableCampnosperma coriaceum

Plants · Trees

Terentang

Campnosperma coriaceum

Photograph not yet availableTetrigona apicalis

Animals · Insects

Tetrigona apicalis

Tetrigona apicalis

Three-spot gourami — Trichopodus trichopterus

Animals · Freshwater fish

Three-spot gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

Klaus Rudloff · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Torch ginger — Etlingera elatior

Plants · Gingers

Torch ginger

Etlingera elatior

David Monniaux · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped · Original

Tuhau ginger — Etlingera coccinea

Plants · Plants

Tuhau ginger

Etlingera coccinea

Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped · Original

Turmeric — Curcuma longa

Plants · Plants

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Forest and Kim Starr · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 us · Cropped · Original

Vegetable fern — Diplazium esculentum

Plants · Ferns

Vegetable fern

Diplazium esculentum

Forest & Kim Starr · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · Cropped · Original

Wallace’s flying frog — Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Animals · Amphibians

Wallace’s flying frog

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Rushenb · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Weeping fig — Ficus benjamina

Plants · Trees

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

Wouter Hagens · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Cropped · Original

Western tarsier — Cephalopachus bancanus

Animals · Mammals

Western tarsier

Cephalopachus bancanus

Лариса Артемьева · Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Cropped · Original

White api-api — Avicennia alba

Plants · Trees

White api-api

Avicennia alba

Abu Hamas · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

White-crowned hornbill — Berenicornis comatus

Animals · Birds

White-crowned hornbill

Berenicornis comatus

Ziko van Dijk · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original

Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, photographed at the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Australia.

Animals · Fish

Whitetip reef shark

Triaenodon obesus

Leonard Low from Australia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped · Original

Wreathed hornbill — Rhyticeros undulatus

Animals · Birds

Wreathed hornbill

Rhyticeros undulatus

Rohit Naniwadekar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped · Original