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Hilarious. Loved it.

Thanks, Mark. Not much luck with snakes but at least I got a couple of nice frogs - M. edwardinae and Sabahphrynus maculatus. I'll need to go back there again!

So i went on a 6 night herping trip with friends from 1StopBorneo: Shaveez and Chun. 3 nights at the lowland, followed by another 3 nights at the hill. 1st night: five Psammodynastes pictus 2nd night: three Ptyas fusca, two Psammodynastes pictus 3rd night: Ptyas fusca, Psammodynastes pictus, Ahaetul...

Heh, no, we didn't not find a single Xenochrophis trianguligerus!!! What we found: day 1: five Psammodynastes pictus day 2: three Ptyas fusca, two Psammodynastes pictus day 3: Ptyas fusca, Psammodynastes pictus, Ahaetulla prasina, Dryocalamus subannulatus, Tropidolaemus subannulatus day 4: 2x Psammo...

Ha, but I would rather have luck with rare species than with those relatively common species :D Yeah, T. borneensis can be quite hard to spot! I have only seen two myself. I have seen a lot more T. malcolmi (seven?). Yes, we did find a Sabah Pitviper up there. The only species that excited me a litt...

You're the only herper I know who has seen the Top 3 snakes in Borneo: Xenodermus javanicus, Stoliczkia borneensis, Gonyophis margaritatus. Incredible!!! I herped with Shavez, Chun, Ledumin for 6 nights last week. No luck.

Still an amazing spot. I am surprised that the snake didn't start its day until 10am???!!!

Stoliczkia borneensis and Xenodermus javanicus! WOW WOW WOW! Dream snakes! Good job.

Great shots. That red bamboo is such a stunner! <3

Great post, Nick. Love those Varanus and Python shots!!!

I spent about a week herping and chilling in Mentawai Islands, Sumatra a couple of weeks ago. Managed to find the green pitvipers but not Trimeresurus brongersmai. The compulsory pitviper profile shot :D I think this species is being described as we speak, but I am not entirely sure. Some say it's T...

Great post, John. I didn't photograph many of what you have posted here :D I couldn't remember why I reached out my arm like that, until I read your caption: watermelon seeds shooting. Of course! Still couldn't believe we lost that chameleon. I still need some chameleons and salamanders in my life!!...

Kurt With Anomochilus and Xenophidion under your belt, there are few remaining conquests. Your post is a great resumé for "Expert Field Man" - others need not apply. Jeff Thanks, Jeff. I still couldn't believe i actually found a Xenophidion! Anomochilus is a lot more common though. I have only seen...

Porter wrote: ↑

January 4th, 2019, 5:25 pm

I dig your style Always a pleasure to see. I really like that coil strike pose of the banded, belly display of the striped coral, and dragon wings

Thank you, Porter.

dendrelaphis wrote: ↑

February 9th, 2019, 5:45 am

These pics are amazing as always and the B. flaviceps is breathtaking....

Thanks. Yeah, stunning creature. i was totally stoked when I spotted it!!!

BillMcGighan wrote: ↑

January 28th, 2019, 5:26 am

As always, Kurt.
Thanks.

Thank you, Bill. Great haul considering that there were only two herpers for the whole trip!

Just got back from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo a couple of days ago. Borneo Herp Tour (Sabah), Jan 20 - 26. Highland and lowland forest. Six nights of herping. 19 snakes, 15 species. Two persons. Jan 20 - Calliophis bivirgatus tetrataenia - Tropidolaemus subannulatus - Xenopeltis unicolor - Asthenodipsa...

This is so awesome!

Great post! Question, what differentiates your Xenophidion schaeferi from Xenophidion acanthognathus? Thanks. I think X. acanthognathus only occurs in Borneo? A few Xenophidion have been found the past few years. There was another X. schaeferi found in 2017. Mine was on April 20, 2018. There was al...

Those finds and shots are incredible. The Xenophidion must have made your heart jump, you might consider publishing that encounter somewhere. When you say "lowland forest of sarawak", where in Sarawak was that? Thanks. I was so stoked even weeks after the find!!! :D Mainly just the national parks o...

It is that time of the year to round up some of my favorite images taken in the year of 2018. Again, lots of herps (amphibians, reptiles) this year. Mostly with a wide angle lens and/or a 60mm macro lens. Here are just eight of them. More of them here: http://orionmystery.blogspot.com/2019/01/favori...

Nice one, John. I had forgotten that you proceeded to Danum after Kota Kinabalu!

Although the herping hours were limited, you still managed to find a few lifer species (to me). I still haven't found any Aphaniotis ornata nor Ptychozoon horsfieldii!

Eulophophyllum i.e the pink leaf katydid!

http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2017/01/eu ... yllum.html

Oops...first to comment again

Impressive frogs and lizards ID skill!

That leaf mimic grasshopper is Systella sp.

Excellent post again, John.

I wasn't aware of Cyrtodactylus matsuii until I read your post!

Gotta find a Eulophophyllum the next time I am there!

Thanks Kurt! I have a 2005 article by Das about Cyrtodactylus in Borneo in a now-defunct journal/magazine called Gekko. I couldn't find a digital copy. It's got some pretty good info about the different species. C. ingeri , yet another of the similar-looking Cyrtodactylus species, is/(was?) known o...

Wonderful post, John.

I missed that Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus! Oops

The biggest I saw was Limnonectes leporinus in MNP.

Four nights, i think! We didn't see any Tarsier on the first night! One on the second night, another on third night, and TWO on the fourth night!

Great post, John. You have no idea how green with envy I was with your Gonocephalus doriae, Calliophis bivirgatus and Trimeresurus borneensis finds :D. Luckily, I managed to find them during my recent trips to Borneo!!! Great job ID'ing all those animals too. How do we differentiate between C. inger...

DanW wrote:Very cool, great variety of herps and awesome shots as usual.

Dan

Thank you, Dan

BillMcGighan wrote:As always... first class
Thanks for posting

Thanks, Bill

Paul Freed wrote:Spectacular, simply spectacular! Amazing photography of amazing creatures. Thanks for sharing, Kurt.

Paul

Thank you, Paul

Nice! Not been to Sulawesi yet even though it's not that far from KL. Tempted to go find the Tropidolaemus laticinctus!

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Megophrys nasuta https://scontent.fkul13-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36692119_666692637001501_8806352487897366528_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=16ea2b9248c0e2af4c8fe84100b64b13&oe=5BC61C63 Cyrtodactylus malayanus, juve https://scontent.fkul13-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36681161_666692263668205_2432654014572134400_n...

Borneo Herp Tour June/July 2018. 6 nights of herping in Sabah, both lowland and highland, followed by another 4nights in Sarawak. I didn't photograph all of the finds but here is the species list: Species List: SNAKES: Sabah - 1x Sunbeam Snake (Xenopeltis unicolor) - 2x Sumatran Pitviper (Trimeresur...

Right. We get different amount of rain for different part of Peninsular Malaysia, but generally, the wet months are Nov, Dec, and May. I hope you'll be back herping again soon! Thanks for looking and commenting, Jimi, SidNeilson, Jeroen, Justi. Jimi - as long as it's not too dry, it's good. Nov and ...

Thanks for looking and commenting, Jimi, SidNeilson, Jeroen, Justi. SidNeilson - but I have only been herping for 4 years!!! :P Jimi - as long as it's not too dry, it's good. Nov and Dec are good if you don't mind too much rain. No, snakes are not easy to find! If i can find 3 a night, I am happy! J...

Great images! Those milk snakes are gorgeous!!!

Very nice Lou. 2017 has been great to you! Happy New Year!

One of the coolest herps from the Nov 2017 Borneo Herp Tour: Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps baluensis). Extremely shy too! https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4688/39024282271_e302de462d_b.jpg Bungarus flaviceps baluensis_MG_9123 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G , on Flickr Cute lil Three-banded Bridl...

Excellent set! Those horned lizards are too awesome!

Pretty good herp haul there, John. I must check out Santubong too , and the tree house!

Could that katydid be a Scambophyllum?

You already knew what happened to my recent trip there! :x :x :x sob sob sob. What's that? Something other herpers should be vigilant for...? 1st night - Summit trail up to the frog pond and back - no snake!!! 2nd night - one Xenopeltis unicolor. Didn't even take pic of it. 3rd night - one Calamari...

Awesome herp haul at Kubah, John.

You already knew what happened to my recent trip there! sob sob sob.

Another great post, John. Good eyes for spotting that well camouflaged viserion! That Leptophryne borbonica was a cool find too! Too bad I didn't take any pics of it

Wonderful post again, John. That lovely, friendly, short-tailed dog is Betty. She rarely follows me lately, but the friendliest of them all, Bobby, never fails to follow me whenever I am there!

Jeroen - the real flyer is actually relatively easier to find!

Thanks for the kind words, John, Paul.

Excellent write-up as always, John!

Wonderful shots, Thor. Still don't have some of the Malaysian vipers you posted!

Great post! So many awesome herps, especially love the feeding shots! I hope to herp in Taiwan some day!

Great post. That's a lot of herps! Reminds me to make my long overdue first visit to Kubah

Yes, that Dendrelaphis is D. caudolieantus.

Also, that viper is T. subannulatus, not wagleri. You don't get T. wagleri in Borneo.

I think that cat gecko is A. dorsalis, or maybe A. cf. dorsalis.