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Ptilocercus lowii Gray, 1848

Ptilocercus lowii, also known as the Pen-tailed treeshrew, is the only species in the family Ptilocercidae while the other treeshrews such as the Common tree shrew (Tupaia glis) and Lesser treeshrew (T. minor) are grouped i...

Nur Alwani Binti Zakaria, Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman, Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman & Noor Faradiana Binti Mad Fauzi • 29 September 2017 • 6075 views

Ixonanthes icosandra Jack (Ixonanthaceae)

Ixonanthes icosandra is a common tree in Malaysian forests. The genus Ixonanthes was described by William Jack, a Scottish botanist, in 1822 based on the two species, I. reticulata and I. icosandra.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 30 August 2017 • 5206 views

Rusa unicolor Kerr, 1972

The largest species in the deer family (Cervidae), Rusa unicolor is commonly known as Sambar or Sambar Deer (Leslie, 2011). It is also the most widely sighted species in the world.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Mrs. Nur Alwani Binti Zakaria & Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman • 16 August 2017 • 6086 views

Tacca integrifolia Ker-Gawl.

The genus Tacca was originally categorized under the family Taccaceae. However, recently after molecular research, it has been classified under the family Dioscoreaceae together with the yam or ubi in Malay (Caddick et al.,...

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 31 July 2017 • 6712 views

Dipterocarpus lamellatus Hook. F.

Dipterocarpus lamellatus is one of the rarest and most endangered of all dipterocarps (Ashton, 2004).

Yap Myo I • 23 June 2017 • 6255 views

Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.

Brucea javanica is a shrub to spindly tree that can reach up to 10 m tall.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 31 May 2017 • 6086 views

Anoplolepis gracilipes

The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is a species of ant which is believed to have originated in West Africa

Mrs. Nur Zati Akma Mustafa & Ms. Ong Su Ping • 28 April 2017 • 6197 views

Trachemys scripta elegans Schoepff, 1792

Trachemys scripta elegans is a turtle species belonging to the family Emydidae.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas & Mr. Kaviarasu Munian • 31 March 2017 • 5251 views

Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758

The Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus or gajah in Malay, occurs in both Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah but is not found in Sarawak.

Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom & Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 28 February 2017 • 6398 views

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Apocynaceae)

Catharanthus roseus is commonly known as Madagascar Periwinkle or Rosy Periwinkle.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 31 January 2017 • 7408 views

Phallus indusiatus Vent.

In India, Phallus indusiatus was reported to grow best at temperatures of between 21 degree Celcius to 25 degree Celcius in moist bamboo thickets at 300 - 600 m a.s.l. with 45 - 85% relative humidity (Dash et al., 2010).

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 13 January 2017 • 6128 views

Rhodamnia cinerea Jack

Rhodamnia cinerea, known locally as mempoyan, is a shrub to medium-sized tree and grows in lowland areas to mountains and is sometimes found in coastal areas.

Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli • 30 December 2016 • 5780 views

Balanophora papuana Schltr.

Balanophora papuana is a herbaceous plant that is widespread throughout Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and the archipelago of islands stretching from Sumatera to New Guinea.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 15 December 2016 • 5871 views

Tapirus indicus Desmarest 1819

Tapirus indicus or more commonly known as Malayan Tapir in English or Tenuk in Malay is an iconic species to Malaysia and is the largest among the tapir species.

Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom • 30 November 2016 • 4850 views

Cynopterus brachyotis

Cynopterus brachyotis has a dog-like face, large dark eyes, and brown to yellowish brown fur with a distinct dark orange collar in adult males, and yellowish in females.

Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman • 15 November 2016 • 6032 views

Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn.

Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn. is a flowering plant that belongs to the family Pedaliaceae and is the same genus as sesame (S. indicum), known in Malay as bijan.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 31 October 2016 • 5014 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.

Mr. Kaviarasu Munian, Mr. Mohammad Shahfiz Azman & Ms. Nor Hazwani Binti Ahmad Ruzman • 14 October 2016 • 6101 views

Alpinia conchigera Griff

Alpinia conchigera, known locally as langkuas ranting, langkuas kechil or jerunang (Holttum, 1950), and commonly known as the Lesser Alpinia (Lim, 2016), belongs to the family Zingiberaceae.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 30 September 2016 • 5445 views

Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821)

The Malayan Sun Bear or Beruang Matahari is scientifically known as Helarctos malayanus and belongs to the family Ursidae.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 15 September 2016 • 4581 views

Shorea hemsleyana (King) King ex Foxw. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Shorea hemsleyana is known by locals as cengal pasir daun besar or meranti daun besar.

Siti Fariezza Khairi Thaw • 31 August 2016 • 6252 views

Goniothalamus curtisii King (Annonaceae)

Goniothalamus with c. 16 species is one of the largest genera of the family Annonaceae (mempisang in Malay) recorded in Peninsular Malaysia.

Mrs. Rafidah Abdul Rahman • 15 August 2016 • 4735 views

Panthera tigris jacksoni

The tiger or Panthera tigris is the largest member in the family Felidacea.

Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas • 29 July 2016 • 8404 views

Tropidolaemus wagleri (Boei, 1827) (Viperidae)

Tropidolaemus wagleri is a species of viper commonly known as Wagler’s Pit Viper or Temple Viper. In Malay, it is known as Ular Kapak Tokong.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 15 July 2016 • 5671 views

Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus 1760

Pongo pygmaeus, more commonly known as orangutan, is a large arboreal animal that is native to the island of Borneo.

Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 30 June 2016 • 4738 views

Maingaya malayana Oliv. (Hamamelidaceae)

The genus Maingaya is monotypic and was named after Alexander Caroll Maingay, the magistrate stationed in Melaka during the 1860s.

Mrs. Syazwani Bt. Azeman • 15 June 2016 • 5939 views

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

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