Montane forest, Banjaran Bintag, Perak, Malaysia. Jan 3 to Jan 5, 2014. All images taken with a Canon 40D, Tamron AF 60mm f/2.0
, Canon 270EX II , and DIY Diffuser. Mostly taken at night.The first herp we found was this little Mock Viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus)
The only other species of snake we came across was Trimeresurus fucatus
We found many of these. Unfortunately, these were the only two specie we found during our 3D/2N stay there.
More tropical herps here.
Moving on to amphibians.
Hylarana banjarana
Xenophrys longipes
Limnonectes kuhlii
Ansonia malayana
Philautus vermiculatus. I think it's my most favorite frog of the whole trip :)
Philautus petersi in stressed colors.
Philautus petersi
Leptolalax sp., probably Leptolalax heteropus (Variable Litterfrog) - suggested by hisno.
Metaphrynella pollicaris. ID credit: hisno
More tropical herps here.
Lizards:
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus
Gekko monarchus
A juvenile Cyrtodactylus bintangtinggi
Adult Cyrtodactylus bintangtinggi
Definitely my most favorite lizard from this trip :)
Those eyes.......simply mesmerizing...
Pseudocalotes larutensis, stressed colors.
A different specimen. Sleeping at night.
Sleeping....
It woke up after a few shots.
More tropical herps here.
Others:
A Heteropoda sp. huntsman spider with frog prey. The frog was a Philautus vermiculatus
More tropical spiders here.
Hemiplecta floweri
Another unidentified snail
Monkey grasshopper
Systella rafflesii
Another grasshopper
Whip Spider (Amblypygi)
Pill Millipede
Limacodidae caterpillar
Beautiful longhorn beetle. Eurybatus (Eurybatus) decempunctatus Westwood, 1848 (ID credit: Francesco Vitali)
Bubble bath time! A beautiful froghopper (Cercopidae).
And last but not least, leeches! You don't have to look for them. They'll come for you whether you like it or not :D
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All images taken with a Canon 40D, Tamron SP60 F2.0, Canon 270EX/270EX II speedlite and DIY Diffuser.
