Saturday, December 15, 2012

Tropical reptiles & amphibians

Tropical reptiles and tropical amphibians. All photographed in West Malaysia and some from East Malaysia (Borneo). I will be adding more images to this post from time to time.

A stunningly gorgeous Kuhl's flying gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli) on my hand
Kuhl's flying gecko R0019643 copy

Closer. Check out the flaps on its body, webbed feet, and a flattened tail that allow it to glide over short distances.

kuhl's flying gecko R0019642

This beauty just landed right in front of me from out of nowhere! Lucky me!!!
kuhl's IMG_3243 copy

Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
tokay Gecko

Juvenile. Malayan frill gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus)
Juvenile. Malayan frill gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus) IMG_4774 copy

No ID
IMG_2948 copy

No ID. From Gunung Gading, Borneo.
IMG_7338 copy

No ID.
IMG_6618 copy

No ID. From Gunung Gading, Borneo.
IMG_7192 copy


Baby Changeable lizard / Oriental garden lizard , Calotes versicolor
Sleeping lizard...IMG_1493 copy

Another sleeping lizard at night.
Cute little lizard...IMG_0001 copy

Baby Changeable lizard / Oriental garden lizard , Calotes versicolor
IMG_0744 stk copy

Changeable lizard eating a grasshopper
changeable lizard eating a grasshopper..........IMG_0368 copy

Changeable lizard / Oriental garden lizard , Calotes versicolor. Adult.
Changeable lizard / Oriental garden lizard , <i>Calotes versicolor</i>..IMG_9615 copy

A female Draco melanopogon lizard
Female Draco lizard....IMG_1065 copy

Draco melanopogon Flying dragon shedding skin
Draco melanopogon Flying dragon shedding skin.... IMG_4621 copy

Watch a male Draco sumatranus displaying his gular flag
draco sumatranus animation

Flying dragon, Draco quinquefasciatus, on my hand
Gliding lizard, Draco quinquefasciatus R0018106 copy

Flying dragon, Draco quinquefasciatus
Flying dragon, <i>Draco quinquefasciatus </i>IMG_7123 copy

Draco maximus and a lichen huntsman nearby
Draco maximus and lichen huntsman ...IMG_2136 copy

From Endau Rompin, Aphaniotis fusca, earless agamid, blue eyed.
lizard no ID IMG_8249 copy

A Draco sp. lizard and two Pyrops oculata on the same tree.
Draco and Pyrops oculata...IMG_4005 copy
More lantern bugs here.

A well camouflaged Draco sumatranus
Draco sumatranus...IMG_4632 copy

Baby Green crested lizard, Bronchocela cristatella
Baby Green crested lizard Bronchocela cristatella  IMG_2617 copy

An immature green crested lizard, Bronchocela cristatella
an immature green crested lizard, <i>Bronchocela cristatella </i> IMG_6898 copy

The same specimen
An immature green crested lizard, <i>Bronchocela cristatella  </i>IMG_6929 copy


Adult Green crested lizard, Bronchocela cristatella.
Adult Green crested lizard, <i>Bronchocela cristatella. </i>IMG_7440 copy

Adult Green crested lizard, Bronchocela cristatella.
Adult Green crested lizard, <i>Bronchocela cristatella. </i>IMG_7425 copy

Adult Green crested lizard, Bronchocela cristatella. There is an ant on the lizard.
green crested lizard IMG_1091 copy

The same specimen turned into dark color in just a couple of minutes
IMG_1112 copy

Green crested lizard, Bronchocela cristatella.
 Green crested lizard, <i>Bronchocela cristatella. </i>IMG_0598stk copy

Green crested lizard, Bronchocela cristatella.
Green crested lizard, <i>Bronchocela cristatella. </i>IMG_0529 copy

Extreme close-up of a Bronchocela cristatella at night

<i>Bronchocela cristatella eye </i>IMG_8927 copy

Explored....Green Crested Lizard....IMG_8924 copy

Earless agamid lizard. Aphaniotis fusca, female?
IMG_8154 copy

IMG_9494 copy

A sleeping lizard waken up by me. It had moss on its body!
sleeping lizard with moss on its body IMG_6643 copy

Baby great angle head lizard, Gonocephalus grandis.
Baby great angle head lizard, Gonocephalus grandis. IMG_0900 stk copy

A female sub adult Gonocephalus grandis
a female sub adult gonocephalus grandis IMG_7023 copy

A sub-adult, male Gonocephalus grandis
female gonocephalus grandis IMG_0922 stk copy

A mature, male Gonocephalus grandis
A mature, female <i>Gonocephalus grandis </i>IMG_6362 stk copy

A male Gonocephalus grandis.
Gonocephalus grandis IMG_1229 copy

A male Gonocephalus grandis. Look how long his tail is!
A male <i>Gonocephalus grandis</i>. IMG_1211 copy

A male and female Gonocephalus grandis on two different trees.
male and female gonocephalus grandis

Mimicry! :D
Earth Day - Hug a tree!
More about these gorgeous Gonocephalus grandis here.

Gonocephalus liogaster. Male. From Borneo.
Gonocephalus borneensis IMG_7115 copy

Gonocephalus liogaster. Male. From Borneo.
IMG_6313 copy

Sub-adult male Gonocephalus liogaster. Borneo.
juvenile Gonocephalus liogaster IMG_7253 copy

juvenile Gonocephalus liogaster IMG_7233 copy

A male Gonocephalus liogaster. Borneo
male Gonocephalus liogaster IMG_7148 copy

A skink ( Eutropis rugifera, ID credit: hisno) in its cosy little home.
skink in its cosy little home IMG_9713 copy

IMG_9715 copy

Common Sun Skink, Eutropis multifasciatus
Common Sun Skink, Eutropis multifasciatus IMG_9196 copy

Sphenomorphus scotophilus skink.
Sphenomorphus scotophilus skink. DSC_1975 web

Acanthosaura armata, Horned tree lizard.
Acanthosaura armata, Horned tree lizard. IMG_8806 copy

<i>Acanthosaura armata</i>, Horned tree lizard. IMG_8814 copy

Spiny terrapin, Heosemys spinosa
Spiny terrapin, <i>Heosemys spinosa</i> ...IMG_0912 copy

Spiny terrapin, <i>Heosemys spinosa</i>  IMG_0834 copy

The first snake I ever photographed with my MP-E65 lens. Only 4 inches from front of lens to subject!
4 inches away from a wild snake :D (IMG_4318 copy)
Probably a hatchling of Rhabdophis chrysargos. (ID credit: hisno)


Tropidoleamus subannulatus, also with the MP-E65
MPE65 viper portrait.....IMG_8726 copy

MPE65 viper portrait....IMG_8736 copy

Another pit viper
pit viper DSC_6127 copy

Popeia nebularis, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Malaysia.
pit viper, <i>Popeia fucata </i>IMG_8222 stk copy

Popeia fucata, Siamese Peninsula pit viper, Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
popeia fucata, siamese peninsula pit viper IMG_9393 ZS DMap 40 copy

popeia fucata, siamese peninsula pit viper IMG_9408 DMap 40 copy

popeia fucata, siamese peninsula pit viper IMG_9357 copy


Dendrelaphis striatus, Cohn's bronze back snake.
MPE65 snake shot!!! <br><i>Dendrelaphis striatus</i>, Cohn's bronze back snake. IMG_4467 copy

Mock viper, Psammodynastes pulverulentus.
mock viper, Psammodynastes pulverulentus. IMG_8139 copy

Mock viper, <i>Psammodynastes pulverulentus</i>. IMG_8146 copy

Me photographing the mock viper! Photo courtesy of Derrick.
IMG-20120801-WA0002 copy

Paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi)
Paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) IMG_9819 copy

Paradise tree snake (<i>Chrysopelea paradisi</i>) IMG_9811 copy

Keel-bellied whip snake (Dryophiops rubescens)
keel-bellied whip snake (Dryophiops rubescens)

Keel-bellied whip snake (<i>Dryophiops rubescens</i>) IMG_4781 copy

Keel-bellied whip snake (<i>Dryophiops rubescens</i>) IMG_4776 copy

Harlqeuin flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis). ID credit: hisno
Harlqeuin flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) IMG_6870 stk copy

Harlqeuin flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) IMG_6877 merged copy

This lovely model fell asleep after a few flash shots :D
Harlqeuin flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) IMG_6890 copy


Larut Torrent Frog (Amolops larutensis)
Larut Torrent Frog (<i>Amolops larutensis</i>)  IMG_1995 copy

 Poison Rock Frog, Odorrana hosii
 Poison Rock Frog, <i>Odorrana hossi</i> IMG_6664pped copy

Poison Rock Frog, Odorrana hossi
Poison Rock Frog, <i>Odorrana hossi </i>IMG_7905 copy

Poison Rock Frog, Odorrana hossi
Poison Rock Frog, <i>Odorrana hossi </i>IMG_7899 copy

Juvenile Hylarana labialis?
<br>juvenile Hylarana labialis? IMG_8535 merged copy

Possibly Polypedates leucomystax.
Polypedates leucomystax. IMG_9477 merged copy

Polypedates leucomystax, four lined/common tree frog
<i>Polypedates leucomystax</i>, four lined/common tree frog IMG_8617 copy

<i>Polypedates leucomystax</i>, four lined/common tree frog IMG_8619 copy

Ingerophrynus parvus, ID credit: hisno
toad IMG_8907 merged copy

Mating pair of toads
mating pair of toads IMG_1628 copy

River Toad, Phrynoidis aspera , natural light shot.
River Toad, <i>Phrynoidis aspera</i> , natural light shot. IMG_1298 copy

River Toad, Phrynoidis aspera
River Toad, <i>Phrynoidis aspera</i> IMG_1236 copy


Frog with Ceratopogonidae midge. White lipped frog (Hylarana labialis).
Frog with Ceratopogonidae midge...IMG_7950 copy

White lipped frog (Hylarana labialis). Night portrait.
IMG_5533 stk copy

White lipped frog (Hylarana labialis).
White lipped frog (Hylarana labialis)... IMG_3026 copy

IMG_0676 copy

Poor stack, missing a slice or two.
IMG_9200 copy

A poor frog with its leg bone strutting out! Possibly Hylarana glandulosa, ID credit: hisno
frog with leg bone strutting out IMG_8323 merged copy

Black Spotted Rock Frog (Staurois natator). Borneo.
Black Spotted Rock Frog (Staurois natator). IMG_6914 copy

Black Spotted Rock Frog (<i>Staurois natator</i>). IMG_6915 copy

Rhacophorus dulitensis, Mount Dulit Treefrog. Borneo
Rhacophorus dulitensis, Mount Dulit Treefrog...IMG_9171 copy

Leptobrachium sp. (ID credit: hisno).
frog IMG_6298 stk copy

Pelophryne signata (ID credit: hisno)
IMG_7915 copy

Dark sided chorus frog, Microhyla heymonsi.
Dark sided chorus frog, Microhyla heymonsi....IMG_9171 merged copy

Dark sided chorus frog, Microhyla heymonsi.
Dark sided chorus frog, <i>Microhyla heymonsi.</i>...IMG_9163 merged copy

Blyth's River Frog, juvenile. Well camouflaged against the forest floor.
Blyth's River Frog ...IMG_0619 copy

Blyth's River Frog
Blyth's River Frog...IMG_0626 copy

A metamorph Malayan Flying Frog, Rhacophorus prominanus
a metamorph Malayan Flying Frog, <i>Rhacophorus prominanus</i> IMG_1642 copy

a metamorph Malayan Flying Frog, <i>Rhacophorus prominanus</i>  IMG_1668 copy

Malayan Flying Frog, Rhacophorus prominanus
IMG_1501 copy

Malayan Flying Frog, Rhacophorus prominanus
Malayan Flying Frog, <i>Rhacophorus prominanus </i>IMG_1454 copy

Malayan Flying Frog, Rhacophorus prominanus
Malayan Flying Frog, <i>Rhacophorus prominanus </i>IMG_1429stk copy

Also Malayan Flying Frog, Rhacophorus prominanus?
IMG_0495 v2 copy

American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana.
 American bull frog..<b><span class= 

Aggressive, non-native species introduced to Malaysia by the frog farming industry for its meat. Whenever you see them in the wild, do catch them. You can eat them if you want or just give them to the restaurants. More about them here.

American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana
American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana DSC_3891

American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. I caught many and gave them to a Chinese restaurant for free. They are aggressive and might wipe out all our local species of amphibians, small snakes, and fish!!!
American bullfrog, <i>Rana catesbeiana </i>R0011311 copy

More will be added into this collection from time to time!








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