Looking Westward from the slopes of Mount Kinabalu.
Male Troides andromache photographed on Mt Kinabalu at 1500m in altitude.
Detail of the hindwing of a male Antheraea celebensis moth.
Lymantria brunneiplaga (Erebida: Lymantriinae)
The inflorescence of Alpinia havilandii found in montane rainforest in Kinabalu National Park.
Giant river toad (Phrynoidis juxtasper) rainy night on the road near Sorinsim, Sabah, Malaysia.
Euhampsonia gigantea (Notodontidae)
The complete inflorescence of Sonerila sp. as viewed from the side, found on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu.
This rather large jawed specimen of Cyclommatus was found in lower montane rainforest adjacent to Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, MY.
White-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) perched in a tree along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia.
Platyhelminth flatworm consuming a Caenogastropod snail, found on the limestone escarpement of Batu Batangan, Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, MY.
Ambulyx substrigilis found on Mt Kinabalu.
Rafflesia sp. (Rafflesiaceae) bud in Poring, Sabah
The strikingly white Ourapteryx picticaudata shows up often at the lights of the Kinabalu Mtn. Lodge, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, MY.
At night thousands of wintering Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) descend on the town of Tenom to roost on the electrical wires overhanging the street.
Red bellied form of the banded coral snake (Calliophis nigrotaenialis) hunting at night on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
This genus of geometrid moth holds its wings at a very atypical angle. This species, Fascellina plagiata, is very common in lower montane rainforest on Mount Kinabalu.
Spider showing exceptional camouflage on a treetrunk in Crocker Range National Park, Sabah.
The well concealed nest of a Chestnut-crested yuhina (Yuhina everetti) found in Kinabalu National Park.
The Montane horned frog (Megophrys kobayashii) found after rain at 1500m altitude on Mt Kinabalu.
Typical rural setting outside of Kampung Poring, showing mixed cropping of banana, coconut, pineapples, rubber and oilpalm (not all visible). Against a backdrop of lowland dipterocarp forest.
This small frog species is fairly widespread, occuring from the mountains to the lowlands. I encountered it at an elevation of approximately 1200m on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu. The common name, Saffron-bellied frog, is derived from its the bright yellow belly.
Lower montane forest on the slopes of Mt. Kinabalu.
One of the many stick insects of the lower montane rainforest on Mount Kinabalu.
A bend in the upper reaches of the Silau Silau river in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, MY.
This bright green lappet moth species Trabala garuda, was one of several Trabala species I encountered in Sabah. Sex is easily determined by looking at the attenae, large feathery antennae such as the ones on this specimen are characteristic for males.
Adult leaf insect (Phyllium sp.) found at Batu Batangan, along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah.
Kinabalu angle-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus baluensis) foraging at night in the mossy forests of Gunung Alab, Crocker Range, Sabah, Malaysia.
Plutodes flavescens, a brightly coloured geometrid moth from Borneo, Mount Kinabalu.
An infected ant showing the growing fruit body of its Ophiocordyceps parasite. The fruit body of this genus of entomoparasitic mould grows from the ant's head after "commanding" the ant to move upwards and secure itself to a leaf using its jaws.
Eupterote multiarcuata (Eupterotidae).
The caterpillar of the nominate form of the Borneo birdwing (Troides andromache andromache) resting on a stalk of it's host plant Aristolochia cf. foveolata.
White-lipped frog (Hylarana raniceps) is frequently encountered in lowland rainforests along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, MY.
The largest species of lepidopteran: the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas). This male specimen was attracted to the lights of Kinabalu Mtn. Lodge, Mount Kinabalu.
Mustilia dierli, a bombycid moth found on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu.
The rhizomatous inflorescence of an Etlingera species found in lowland dipterocarp forest near Poring, Sabah, MY.