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Galeopterus variegatus Audebert, 1799

The Sunda flying lemur or Sunda colugo (Kubong) is one of the species from the family Cynocephalidae (Colugos).

Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 31 August 2021 • 25935 views

Cycas clivicola K.D. Hill

The epithet for the species clivicola is derived from the Latin words 'clivis' meaning a cliff and 'cola' meaning a dweller as this plant usually grows on cliffs. In 1999, K.D. Hill described Cycas clivicola to two s...

Ms. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam • 16 August 2021 • 27411 views

Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758

Compared to other egret groups, this species has a much larger body size. The wingspan of this bird can reach up to 145 cm, and the body length ranges from 94 cm to 104 cm.

Ms. Nur Aina Amira Binti Mahyudin, Ms. Nur Athirah Binti Fauzi & Mr. Kaviarasu Munian • 02 August 2021 • 25882 views

Sterculia foetida L. (Malvaceae)

It is popularly known as 'kelumpang jari' in Malay because the leaves look like 'jari' or fingers containing 5-6(-9) leaflets (Francis, 2010). Besides, this species also called kelumpang, kelapung, kayu lepung, kepoh, kepah, giant ...

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 30 July 2021 • 27230 views

Cheilinus undulatus Ruppell, 1835

The humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is an endangered coral reef fish belong to the family Labridae.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 15 July 2021 • 25749 views

Sus barbatus (Müller, 1838) – The Bearded Pig

As its name suggests, the bearded pig (Sus barbatus) possesses a unique characteristic different from other species in the Suidae family. There is a 'beard' of bristles along its upper jaws (Meijaard, 2000).

Mr. Muhammad Syaridzwan Baharudin & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 30 June 2021 • 26081 views

Nasalis larvatus Wurmb, 1787

The proboscis monkey is an iconic primate species found only on the Island of Borneo.

Ms. Nuralyaa Binti Jamalullail • 31 May 2021 • 26426 views

Callosciurus prevostii (Desmarest, 1822)

Prevost's Squirrel is a diurnal, medium-sized, arboreal squirrel scientifically known as Callosciurus prevostii (Lurz et al., 2017). It is the largest squirrel of Callosciurus species (Baker, 2021).

Ms. Nur Afikah Abd Shukor • 30 April 2021 • 25568 views

Chrysophyllum cainito L. (Sapotaceae)

Commonly known as Star Apple in English or epal bintang in Malay, Chrysophyllum cainito in the family Sapotaceae, is a small evergreen tree native to Central America and the West Indies.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 31 March 2021 • 25609 views

Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson

Cananga odorata, commonly known as Ylang-ylang in English, belongs to the Annonaceae or custard-apple family, and is well-known for its fragrant flowers.

Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Ms. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam & Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 26 February 2021 • 27225 views

Probarbus jullieni Sauvage 1880

The Jullien's Golden Carp is one of the rarest and most highly valued freshwater carp in the world.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 31 January 2021 • 25904 views

Cynopterus horsfieldii Gray, 1843

Locally known as Horsfield’s fruit bat, Larger Dog-faced Fruit Bat or Cecadu Pisang Besar in Malay, Cynopterus horsfieldii is a medium-sized plant-visiting bat belonging to the family Pteropodidae (Tan et al., 1999).

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas & Dr. Juliana Binti Senawi • 31 December 2020 • 25067 views

Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Blanco

Dipterocarpus grandiflorus is an emergent tree that can grow up to 45 m tall and 1.5 m in diameter.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw & Muhammad Hatta bin Ramli • 21 December 2020 • 26224 views

Pentaspadon motleyi Hook. f

Pentaspadon motleyi is known in Malay as Pelong licin. The epithet for the genus Pentaspadon is derived from the Greek words ‘penta’ meaning five and ‘spadon’ meaning eunuch, which refers to the five...

Mr. Ahmad Firdaus Zainuddin • 10 December 2020 • 25811 views

Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume (Hypericaceae)

The family Hypericaceae comprises eight genera and 400 species distributed in temperate and tropical regions.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli & Sarah Binti Haizam • 30 November 2020 • 27232 views

Vatica odorata (Griff). Symington

Vatica odorata, a member of the Dipterocarpaceae, is known by the locals in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak as Resak ranting kesat.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 20 November 2020 • 25329 views

Dryobalanops aromatica C.F. Gaertn

Dryobalanops is a genus of the family Dipterocarpaceae, with a total of 7 species distributed in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Ashton et al., 1982).

Mrs. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi & Azrin Najua Md. Nor • 10 November 2020 • 27704 views

Shorea lamellata Foxw.

Shorea lamellata Foxw. is a dipterocarp tree species belonging to the white meranti group (usually called Meranti Pa’ang).

Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim • 30 October 2020 • 25124 views

Impatiens curtisii Hook. f. (Balsaminaceae)

Impatiens curtisii is a forest herb with an erect stem. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1906 (Hooker, 1906). This species is endemic to Perak, and can only be found on Bukit Larut and Gunung Hijau at altitudes of 900 to 1,200 m above sea ...

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 20 October 2020 • 24644 views

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