Newsletter

PARASITIC CYMOTHOIDS: A FISH’S NIGHTMARE

The above parasitic “tongue biter” is Cymothoa eremita collected from the host Nemipterus furcosus. The first collected specimen was from Malaysian waters (in Sarawak) by Anand et al. (2015, 20...

Dr. Melissa Beata Martin • 31 May 2023 • 1585 views

Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Neurobasis chinensis also called Common Green Metalwing is a damselfly species that belongs to the Calopterygidae family.

Ms. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam & Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan • 31 December 2021 • 7773 views

Odontomachus rixosus Smith, 1857

Odontomachus rixosus Smith, 1857, belongs to the genus Odontomachus, subfamily of Ponerinae and tribe Ponerini (Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014) is a forest species that widely distributed throughout tropical Asia and can be found in t...

Mrs. Auni Atikah & Mrs. Nur Zati Akma Mustafa • 15 December 2021 • 8238 views

Dysphaea dimidiata Selys, 1853 (Black Velvetwing)

Black Velvetwing or scientifically known as Dysphaea dimidiata is a moderate sized damselfly with a hindwing length of 31 mm.

Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 29 October 2021 • 7451 views

Climacodon sanguineus (Beeli) Maas Geest.

Climacodon sanguineus belongs to the family Meruliaceae, order Polyporales in the phylum Basidiomycota.

Mrs. Thi Bee Kin, Mr. Mohd Salleh Sanusi & Noorsiha Ayop • 30 July 2020 • 7136 views

Pantala flavescens Fabricius

One of the most recognised and well-known Odonate species across the continents of the globe is Pantala flavescens whose common name is the Wandering Glider.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 14 December 2018 • 6237 views

Codonoboea malayana (Hook.f.) Kiew

Dubbed as the ‘Malayan Cowslip’, Codonoboea malayana is one of the most beautiful native forest dicotyledonous herbs with its large nodding yellow flowers.

Mr. Yao Tze Leong • 24 November 2015 • 3450 views

Codonoboea elata (Ridl.) Rafidah.

Formerly, Codonoboea elata was placed in Chirita (now known asMicrochirita).

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 10 October 2012 • 2022 views

Today, there are less than 200 Malayan tigers left in our country.

#SaveOurMalayanTiger. Visit www.harimau.my

DISCOVER

EXPLORE

ANALYSE

REFERENCES

ABOUT US

RESOURCES

National Policy on Biological Diversity

Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS)

Thematic Issues

Cross Cutting Issues

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Links to Biodiversity

USEFUL LINKS

Non-Governmental Organizations

International

CHM Website

SOCIAL MEDIA

Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS) by Malaysia Biodiversity Centre (MBC)

Copyright © 2023, Malaysia Biodiversity Centre (MBC), Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC). All rights reserved. DISCLAIMER - The Malaysian Government, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC), Malaysia Biodiversity Centre (MBC) and Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the usage of any information obtained from this website. By entering this site, you acknowledge and agree that no portion of this site, including but not limited to names, logos, trademarks, patents, sound, graphics, charts, text, audio, video, information or images are either MyBIS property or the property permitted by third-party and shall not be used without prior written approval from the owner(s).

Best viewed using latest Mozila Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 10 with Resolution 1024 x 768px or above. Version 2.0 / 2016

Website Citation: MyBIS (2023). Malaysia Biodiversity Information System. Published on the Internet https://www.mybis.gov.my/, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change, Malaysia Biodiversity Centre & Forest Research Institute Malaysia. [Retrieved 03 December 2023].