Experts

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choong Chee Yen

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Gender
Male

Specialization

  • Dragonflies and Damselflies

Educational Background

  • 1995 - 1998
    PhD in Plant Genetics; Molecular Systematics, The Reading University

Working Experience

  • 1998 - Present
    Lecturer
    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Publication

  • 2023
    Choong, C.Y. 2023. A preliminary study of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia. Malayan Natural Journal 75(1): 149-153.
  • 2022
    Phan, Q.T., Choong, C.Y. & Karube, H. 2022. Morphological features of Drepanosticta versicolor (Laidlaw, 1931) from Malaysian Borneo with notes on its allied species (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae). Tombo 64: 1–7.
  • 2022
    Choong, C.Y. 2022. Perkembangan larva Tramea transmarina euryale SELYS, 1878 (Insecta: Odonata). Serangga 27(3): 54-65.
  • 2022
    Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y., Grinang, J. & Lupiyaningdyah, P. 2022. Revised Checklist of the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) of Borneo. Malayan Nature Journal 74(2): 217-240.
  • 2020
    Dow, R.A., Phan, Q.T. & Choong, C.Y. 2020. Protosticta joepani sp. nov. from Borneo with notes on P. kinabaluensis Laidlaw, 1915 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae). Zootaxa 4729(3): 371–387.
  • 2019
    Steinhoff, P.O.M., Ahmad, R., Butler, S.G., Choong, C.Y., Dow, R.A. & Reels, G.T. 2019. Odonata of Gunong Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. IDF Report 141: 1-50.
  • 2019
    Choong, C.Y. and Chung, A.Y.C. 2019. Odonata Fauna of Imbak Canyon Conservation Area, Sabah. Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation 16: 1-8.
  • 2019
    Choong, C.Y. 2019. Odonata fauna of Pulau Pangkor, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. The Malaysian Forester 82(1): 271-276.
  • 2018
    Choong, C.Y., Alwen, B.M. and Tan, C.C. 2018. Odonata of Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife and Parks 33: 57-64.
  • 2018
    Choong, C.Y., Alwen, B.M. and Tan, C.C. 2018. Odonata (Insecta) fauna of Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia. Serangga 23(2): 49-58.
  • 2018
    Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y. and Ng, Y.F. 2018. Re-description of Coeliccia erici Laidlaw, and the description of Coeliccia sameerae sp. nov. from Peninsular Malaysia (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae). Zootaxa 4413(2): 351-367.
  • 2018
    Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y., Robi, N.J., Butler, S.G., Ngiam, R.W.J. and Reels, G.T. 2018. Odonata from the Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak. IDF-Report 115: 1-50.
  • 2017
    Choong, C.Y., Yasser, M.A. and Nurfarhana, H.H. 2017. Ancient Creatures: Dragonflies and Damselflies of Malaysia. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Putrajaya, Malaysia. 115 p.
  • 2017
    Dow. R.A., Choong, C.Y. and Ng, Y.F. 2017. New records of Odonata from Kedah, Malaysia in September 2016, with a checklist of species recorded from the state. Faunistic Studies in South East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 23: 1-18.
  • 2017
    Choong, C.Y., Alwen, B.M., Izzat Husna, M. and Amirrudin, B.A. 2017. Odonata fauna of Tioman Island, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife and Parks 32: 31-40.
  • 2017
    Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y. and Ng, Y.F. 2017. Drepanosticta rahmani sp. nov., from Kedah, Malaysia. Zootaxa 4338(1): 44-50
  • 2017
    Choong, C.Y., Dow, R.A. & Ng, Y.F. 2017. New records of Odonata from Kelantan, Malaysia, with a checklist of species recorded from the state. Faunistic Studies in South East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 21: 1-22.
  • 2016
    Choong, C.Y., Izzat-Husna, M and Amirrudin, B.A. 2016. Odonata (Insecta) fauna of Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife and Parks 31: 39-48.
  • 2016
    Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y. and Ng, Y.F. 2016. Records of Odonata from Perlis, Malaysia in August 2015, with a checklist of species recorded from the state. Faunistic Studies in South-east Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 16: 1-22.
  • 2016
    Choong, C.Y. 2016. Leptogomphus tioman sp. nov. (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae) from Tioman Island, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4171(2): 382–388.
  • 2015
    Dow, R.A. and Choong, C.Y. 2015. Mortonagrion megabinluyog spec. nov. from Brunei (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa 3914(1): 89-93.
  • 2014
    Choong, C.Y. 2014. Odonata (Insecta) fauna of Krau Wildlife Reserve, Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife and Parks 28: 73-80.
  • 2013
    Choong, C.Y. and Cheah, D.S.L. 2013. Odonata of Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia. Faunistic Studies in South-East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 2: 1-11.
  • 2012
    Ng, Y.F., Choong, C.Y. and Dow, R.A. 2012. Odonata records from Kuala Tahan, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia in December 2010. Notulae odonatologicae 7(9): 77-88.
  • 2012
    Dow, R.A., Ng, Y.F. and Choong, C.Y. 2012. Odonata of Sungai Bebar, Pahang, Malaysia, with four species recorded for the first time from mainland Asia. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(3): 2417-2426.
  • 2011
    Ng, Y.F., Dow, R.A. and Choong, C.Y. 2011. New records of Odonata (Insecta) from the Cameron Highlands, with first records of two species for Malaysia. Journal of Science and Technology in the Tropics 7:9-16.
  • 2010
    Choong, C.Y. and Orr, A.G. 2010. The larva of Podolestes orientalis from West Malaysia, with notes on its habitat and biology (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). International Journal of Odonatology 13(1):109-117.
  • 2010
    Kalkman, V.J., Choong, C.Y., Orr, A.G. and Schütte, K. 2010. Remarks on the taxonomy of Megapodagrionidae with emphasis on the larval gills (Odonata). International Journal of Odonatology 13(1):119-135.
  • 2010
    Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y. and Ng, Y.F. 2010. A review of the genus Amphicnemis in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, with descriptions of two new species (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa 2605: 45-55.
  • 2010
    Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y. and Ng, Y.F. 2010. Elattoneura mauros sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Protoneuridae) from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Zootaxa 2502: 65-68.
  • 2007
    Choong, C.Y. 2007. Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Kuala Pertang and Kuala Koh at Taman Negara National Park Kelantan. Journal of Wildlife and Parks 24:57-61.
  • 2007
    Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y. and Orr, A.G. 2007. Two new species of Chalybeothemis from Malaysia, with a redefinition of the genus (Odonata: Libellulidae). International Journal of Odonatology 10(2):171-184.
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