It is that time of the year to round up some of my favorite images taken in the year of 2019. Again, lots of herps (amphibians, reptiles) this year. Mostly with a wide angle lens and/or a 60mm macro lens.
#4 - The cutest little cat snake ever! Doesn't look like any other Pale-spotted Cat Snake (
) I have ever seen. Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.
#5 - The cutest little cat snake ever! Doesn't look like any other Pale-spotted Cat Snake (
) I have ever seen. Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.
). Lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo
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#8 - In-situ shot of a Male Bornean Keeled Pit Viper (
Trimeresurus subannulatus) with ant heads on him. Lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
#9 - Malayan Bridle Snake (
Dryocalamus/Lycodon subannulatus) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#10 - Mangrove Pit Viper / Shore Pit Viper (
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) from Kedah, West Malaysia.
#11 - Check out the many color forms of Painted Mock Viper (
Psammodynastes pictus). Lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#12 - Beautiful little Gold-ringed Cat Snake (
Boiga dendrophila) from the lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia.
#13 - Dusky Wolf Snake / Dark Wolf Snake (
Lepturophis albofucus / Lycodon albofuscus) from the lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia.
#14 - Black-headed Cat Snake / Pale-headed Cat Snake (
Boiga nigriceps) from the lowland forest of Negeri Sembilan, West Malaysia.
#15 - Jasper's Cat Snake (
Boiga jaspidea).Probably one of the most beautiful cat snakes out there. Pahang, West Malaysia.
#16 - Beautiful Pitviper (
Trimeresurus venustus) from Southern Thailand.
#17 - Big female Sumatra Pit Viper (
Trimeresurus sumatranus). Lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
#18 - Red-necked Keelback (
Rhabdophis subminiatus) from Krabi, Thailand.
#19 - Red-headed Krait (
Bungarus flaviceps) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Too shy to show its head.
#20 - Blue Coral Snake (
Calliophis bivirgatus) from the lowland forest of Kedah, Malaysia
#21 - Blue Coral Snake (
Calliophis bivirgatus tetrataenia) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#22 - Malayan ground pit viper, Malayan pit viper, Malayan ground snake, Malayan moccasin (
Calloselasma rhodostoma). Krabi, Thailand.
#23 - Cute but bitey little juvenile Black Copper Rat Snake (
Coelognathus flavolineatus), lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#24 - Green Pit Viper (
Trimeresurus sp. nov.) from the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
#25 - Cute little Blunt-head Snail-eating Snake (
Aplopeltura boa) from the Mentawai Islands, Sumatra.
#26 - Golden Flying Snake (
Chrysopelea ornata) from Krabi, Thailand.
#27 - Blue Krait / Malayan Krait (
Bungarus candidus) from Krabi, Thailand.
#28 - Malayan Snail-eating Snake (
Asthenodipsas malaccanus) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
#29 - Yellow-lined Reed Snake / Griswold's Reed Snake (
Calamaria griswoldi) from the highlands of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.This one was a pain to photograph.
Lizards
#30 - Ornate Earless Agama (
Aphaniotis ornata), lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#31 - Draco's are just awesome! Giant Flying Dragon (
Draco maximus). Sabah, Borneo. It is always amazing to see them in "flight"
Amphibians
#32 - Bornean Horned Frog (
Megophrys nasuta). You can never get tired of them! Highlands of Sabah, about 1000m asl.
#33 - Pied warty frog / Hill Garden Bug-eyed frog / Bird Poop Frog (
Theloderma asperum) from the highland of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.
#34 - Masked Tree Frog (
Leptomantis angulirostris) from the highlands of Sabah, Borneo.
#35 - Hole-in-the-head Frog (
Huia cavitympanum) from the highlands of Sabah, Borneo. Approximately 1000m asl.
#36 - Malayan Flying Frog (
Rhacophorus prominanus) from the lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia. Not the flashiest frog but still very photogenic.
#37 - Juvenile Frilled Tree Frog (
Kurixalus appendiculatus) from the highlands of Sabah, Borneo. Approximately 1000m asl.
#38 - Spotted Stream Frog (
Pulchrana picturata) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
#39 - My second Sabah Earless Toad (
Sabahphrynus maculatus). Highland of Sabah, Borneo.
#40 - Hose's Bush Frog (
Philautus hosii) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#41 - A stunning Mahogany Frog (
Abavorana luctuosa) from the lowland forest of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
#42 - Edwardine's Horned Frog (
Megophrys edwardinae) from the highlands of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#43 - Diagonal-lined Frog / Khao Wang Frog / Slashed-back Frog / Three-striped Frog (
Humerana miopus) from the lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia. My first time seeing one.
#44 - Siberut Island Frog (
Pulchrana siberu) is one of the two frogs I photographed in Mentawai Islands. The other one is Phrynella pulchra. Mentawai Islands, Sumatra. April 2019.
#45 - How photogenic is this cool Mossy Bush Frog (
Philautus macroscelis). Formerly known as Rhacophorus everetti. Highlands of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Invertebrates
#46 - Female dobsonfly,
Nevromus gloriosoi(?), Liu, Hayashi & Yang, 2012 (Corydalidae: Corydalinae laying eggs on a leaf. Highland of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#47 - Newly emerged cicada from the highland of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. 1000m asl.
Tosena depicta - ID credit: David.
#48 - Longhorn Beetle,
Rhaphipodus sp., probably
Rhaphipodus bonni, māle, from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
#49 - Scorpion-tailed Spider (
Arachnura sp.) with a winged termite prey. Lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia.
#50 - Tropical Swallowtail Moth (
Lyssa zampa) from the lowland forest of Kedah, West Malaysia.
#51 - Dragon Mantis (
Toxodera maculata Ouwens, 1913) we found one night, lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
#52 - Straight-snouted Weevil (
Eutrachelus temmincki). highlands of Sabah, Borneo.
#53 - Backlit shot of a Violin Beetle (
Mormolyce phyllodes phyllodes) from the lowland forest of Kedah, Malaysia.
Others
#54 - Western Tarsier or Horsfield’s Tarsier (
Cephalopachus bancanus). Sepilok, Sandakan, Borneo.
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