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Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766)

This is the Red Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista, family Sciuridae), a remarkable rodent that can glide up to 100 m between trees (Francis, 2010).

Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan & Mr. Mohamad Nur Arifuddin • 31 October 2025 • 16914 views

Koompassia malaccensis Maingay

Koompassia malaccensis, commonly known as "Kempas,” comes from the Leguminosae family which is also known as the Fabaceae. It is a huge tropical timber species common in Sumatera, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Kalimantan...

Mr. Abdullah Razin Bin Rofli • 30 May 2025 • 22554 views

Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829)

Phrynoidis asper has a stout dark brownish to blackish body with a broad and blunt head devoid of bony crests. The inconspicuous ‘x’ mark is present on the back between the round-to-oval-shaped paratoid glands at the juvenile sta...

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 15 August 2022 • 39957 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 • 38967 views

Attacus atlas – Atlas Moth

The Atlas Moth, known scientifically as Attacus atlas, belongs to the family of the giant silkworm moth, Saturniidae.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 28 August 2020 • 44799 views

Gonocephalus grandis (GRAY, 1845)

Gonocephalus grandis more commonly known as the Giant Anglehead Lizard, is one of many lizards found in the evergreen forests of Malaysia.

Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman, Mr. Kaviarasu Munian & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 14 October 2016 • 32958 views

Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume

Grammatophyllum speciosum, commonly known as tiger orchid, is probably the largest orchid in South-East Asia. In Greek, ‘grammatus’ means letter and ‘phyllum’ means leaf.

Adeline Hii • 26 January 2016 • 34543 views

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