Next AHS Meeting - Borneo

[JasonL]

Pangolin? what Pangolin....

 

[blakehose]

What did you go for? Diving?

I went over to race the Tour of Borneo, not much time to do anything but eat, sleep and race!

 

[JasonL]

yeah, I physically couldn't go there for anything other than wildlife, the place is just so rich and diverse.... going there just to drive is a crime!

Here's one for the ID experts...

Note the focal point is off the head and on the rear leg area.... on purpose.

A Pangolin!!! who here has found one of these???

 

[JasonL]

The meeting is this Wednesday night peoples.............and I have 350 photos to get through so be early lol...

 

[nirofett]

amazing pictures mate, im going with world challenge at the end of the year, we are travelling to kota kinabalu, as well as climbing mt kinabalu, we are trekking through the the uppermost part of crockers range, whereabouts did you go? do you have any tips for seeing herps over there?
cheers, nilesh

 

[JasonL]

I have been to Bako NP and Mulu NP in Sarawak and Sepilok, Kinabatangan River, Kota Kinabalu and Danum Valley in Sabah, tips for herping... go out all night and not with "guides" if you are willing and capable.... Mt Kinabalu is on my next visit, plenty of endemic critters belong only to that mountain.

 

[FAY]

Fantastic pictures Jason....

 

[JasonL]

Thanks Fay, I do my best

 

[nirofett]

thanks for the tip, i will try to get away from the guide for a bit hahaha, do you know any good field guides that would be worth taking?

 

[Bushman]

Lowland Dwarf Gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus typus)

Here's one for the ID experts...

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Lowland Dwarf Gecko ([/FONT][FONT=&amp]Hemiphyllodactylus typus)[/FONT]

Great thread Jason! Hopefully see you at the herp meet tonight.

 

[JasonL]

"typus" are an all female species... well suposed to be, and this is a male. Hemiphyllodactylus have been reclassified though they lacked enough voucher specimens.... this would be one of the "other" ones...

 

[Bushman]

Whereabouts in Borneo was it found? Can you post a higher resolution close-up?

 

[JasonL]

George Zugg reclassified this genus in 2010, inc this bisexual (species) that comes from Sarawak, though his samples were not large enough to be assigned as a new species.... so its a gecko in waiting..... I have the papers he wrote.

 

[blakehose]

I have been to Bako NP and Mulu NP in Sarawak and Sepilok, Kinabatangan River, Kota Kinabalu and Danum Valley in Sabah, tips for herping... go out all night and not with "guides" if you are willing and capable.... Mt Kinabalu is on my next visit, plenty of endemic critters belong only to that mountain.

It's amazing countryside up around that mountain! One of the stages I raced finished at the top.... Bike, not car!

By the look of what is shown in this thread I would have loved to see your presentation!

 

[FAY]

I am pretty sure his presentation is on this Wednesday. Could be wrong though.

 

[JasonL]

Last wednesday Fay

 

[FAY]

hehehe OK