Vertebrates Fauna of Borneo




1 vertebrates

1.1 fish
1.2 amphibians
1.3 reptilians
1.4 birds
1.5 mammals





vertebrates
fish

there 394 species of freshwater fish , 149 endemic borneo.


amphibians

frog


there 100 species of amphibians.


one notable species bornean flat-headed frog, barbourula kalimantanensis. (not frog pictured right). frog, found in cold, fast-flowing mountain streams, known lungless frog.


reptilians

lizard


105 species of lizards, in 35 genera 9 families, known borneo. reticulated python biggest python in world, , longest snake in world. reptile can have size of 6 m or more. longer snakes have size of ten meters.


birds

kingfisher


there 600 species of birds , 37 endemic borneo


mammals

rhinolophus arcuatus


the historical records of european association borneo , fauna compiled lord medway published in 1977 malaysian branch of royal asiatic society. there 288 species of terrestrial mammals in borneo dominated chiroptera (102 species of bats) , rodentia (61 species of rats , mice), , 44 species endemic island. there have been 91 species of marine mammals recorded within territorial boundaries of malaysia, indonesia , brunei. taxonomic list of species found in mammals of borneo.








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