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 (Trimeresurus sumatranus) - 1x White-bellied Rat Snake (Ptyas fusca) - 1x Elegant Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) - 1x Bornean Keeled Pitviper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) - 2x Blunt-head Snail-eating Snake (Aplopeltura boa), one of them eating a snail - 1x Bornean Leaf-nosed Pitviper (Trimeresurus borneensis) - 1x Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps) - 2x Sabah Pitviper (Trimeresurus sabahi) - 1x Malcolm's Pitviper (Trimeresurus malcolmi) - 1x Smooth Snail-eating Snake (Asthenodipsas laevis) - 3x Schmidt's Reed Snake (Calamaria schmidti) Sarawak - 1x Blue Coral Snake (Calliophis bivirgatus tetrataenia) - 1x Striped Coral Snake (Calliophis intestinalis) - 6x Bornean Keeled Pitviper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) - 1x Slender-tailed Wolf Snake (Lepturophis albofuscus) - 2x Pink-headed Reed Snake (Calamaria schlegeli) - 1x Pale-spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii) - 1x Dog-toothed Cat Snake (Boiga cynodon), melanistic - 1x Gold-ringed Cat Snake (Boiga dendrophila) Lizards: Cyrtodactylus baluensis Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus Cyrtodactylus malayanus Cyrtodactylus consobrinus Gonocephalus grandis Gonocephalus doriae Gonocephalus liogaster Gonocephalus borneensis Tropidophorus beccarii Draco maximus Aeluroscalabotes felinus Ptychozoon rhacophorus Frogs Rhacophorus borneensis Rhacophorus pardalis Polypedates leucomystax Polypedates macrotis Polypedates otilophus Philautus aurantium Philautus macroscelis Philautus nephophilus Philautus petersi Ansonia hanitschi Ansonia leptopus Kalophrynus sp. Limnonectes palavanensis with tadpoles Meristogenys sp Meristogenys kinabaluensis Megophrys nasuta Megophrys kobayashii Leptobrachium abbotti Leptobrachium montanum Xenophrys baluensis Leptolalax pictus Leptolalax arayai Staurois guttatus Staurois latopalmatus Pulchrana picturata Microhyla borneensis
Sorry, the images are hotlinked from our Facebook page and the IQ isn't the best!
Link to the album https://www.facebook.com/pg/HerpingMala ... 4330335665.
Bungarus flaviceps
Trimeresurus borneensis
Gonocephalus doriae
Tropidolaemus subannulatus
Trimeresurus sabahi
Kalophrynus sp.
Boiga dendrophila
Microhyla borneensis
Gonocephalus doriae
Rhacophorus pardalis with spawn
Leptolalax gracilis
Staurois guttatus
Gonocephalus liogaster
Limnonectes palavanensis with tadpoles
Calamaria schlegeli
Meristogenys sp.
Aeluroscalabotes felinus
Borneo Herping Trip June/July 2018 (lots of pics!)
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Megophrys nasuta
Cyrtodactylus malayanus, juve
Melanistic Boiga cynodon
Ansonia leptopus
Limnonectes palavanensis
Boiga drapiezii
Rhacophorus pardalis
Gonocephalus doriae
Trimeresurus sumatranus
Calliophis bivirgatus
Leptolalax sp
Vinegaroons
Unidentified Orthoptera
Polypedates macrotis
Polypedates otilophus
Rhacophorus pardalis
Megophrys nasuta
Humbertiella ocularis
Rhacophorus borneensis
R. pardalis
Calliophis intestinalis
Kalophrynus sp
Calliophis bivirgatus
Asthenodipsas laevis
Trimeresurus sabahi
Ptychozoon rhacophorus
Cyrtodactylus malayanus, juve
Melanistic Boiga cynodon
Ansonia leptopus
Limnonectes palavanensis
Boiga drapiezii
Rhacophorus pardalis
Gonocephalus doriae
Trimeresurus sumatranus
Calliophis bivirgatus
Leptolalax sp
Vinegaroons
Unidentified Orthoptera
Polypedates macrotis
Polypedates otilophus
Rhacophorus pardalis
Megophrys nasuta
Humbertiella ocularis
Rhacophorus borneensis
R. pardalis
Calliophis intestinalis
Kalophrynus sp
Calliophis bivirgatus
Asthenodipsas laevis
Trimeresurus sabahi
Ptychozoon rhacophorus
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Bungarus flaviceps
Violin beetle, Mormolyce phyllodes borneensis
Trimeresurus borneensis
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Ptyas fusca
Dendrelaphis formosus
Juve Trimeresurus sumatranus
Trimeresurus sumatranus
Trimeresurus malcolmi, unfortunately, taken with a Point and Shoot!
Dendrelaphis formosus
Juve Trimeresurus sumatranus
Trimeresurus sumatranus
Trimeresurus malcolmi, unfortunately, taken with a Point and Shoot!
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Re: Borneo Herping Trip June/July 2018
Spectacular, simply spectacular! Amazing photography of amazing creatures. Thanks for sharing, Kurt.
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Thank you, PaulPaul Freed wrote:Spectacular, simply spectacular! Amazing photography of amazing creatures. Thanks for sharing, Kurt.
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As always... first class
Thanks for posting
Thanks for posting
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Thanks, BillBillMcGighan wrote:As always... first class
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Very cool, great variety of herps and awesome shots as usual.
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Thank you, DanDanW wrote:Very cool, great variety of herps and awesome shots as usual.
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