Friday, 13 September 2024

Parhomaloptera microstoma (loach) from central Sarawak

Parhomaloptera microstoma is a species of hill stream loach endemic to Borneo. It is the only member of its genus.




Parhomaloptera microstoma


Habitat of Parhomaloptera microstoma






Thursday, 12 September 2024

Journey from southern Sarawak to central Sarawak (Aug.2024) - part 1

It was a wonderful week to bring my friend from French to see flora & fauna in the peat swamp, Kerangas forest & Hill Dipterocarp forest of Sarawak.

Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus)


Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus)


Flower pecker

Blue-eyed Anglehead Lizard Gonocephalus liogaster



Trigonopoma pauciperforatum


Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus)





 Paedocypris micromegethes, the smallest fish in Sarawak.


Silvery lutung/silver leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus)

Fruit bat

Proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus)


 False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)


Rasbora kottelati



Silvery lutung/silver leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus)

Betta brownorum

 False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)



Paedocypris micromegethes, the smallest fish in Sarawak

6 banded barb

Betta brownorum




 False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)




Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus)



Silvery lutung/silver leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus)








Blue-eyed Anglehead Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)



Proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus)


Silvery lutung/silver leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus)


Proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus)