Monday, June 13, 2022

Komodo Dragon

 The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. It is the largest extant species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of 3 metres (10 ft), and weighing up to approximately 70 kilograms (150 lb).

Source : wikipedia



Monday, June 1, 2015

Baboon





  1.  Baboons are African and Arabian Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The five species are some of the largest non-hominoid members of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger. 
  2. Scientific name: Papio
  3. Height: 70 cm (Olive baboon, Adult, Male, While standing)
  4. Rank: Genus
  5. Lower classifications: Olive baboon, Yellow baboon, Hamadryas baboon
  6. Lifespan: 30 y (In Wild), 35 – 45 y (Guinea baboon)
  7. Mass: 13 – 26 kg (Guinea baboon, Adult), 
  8. Gestation period: 180 d (Guinea baboon), 180 d

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Indonesian speckled carpetshark




  1. The Indonesian speckled carpetshark, Hemiscyllium freycineti, is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. 
  2. Scientific name: Hemiscyllium freycineti
  3. Rank: Species
  4. Higher classification: Hemiscyllium

Silvery gibbon



  1.  


     The silvery gibbon is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. Its coat is bluish-grey in colour, with a dark grey or black cap. 
  2. Scientific name: Hylobates moloch
  3. Rank: Species
  4. Higher classification: Hylobates

Müller's Bornean gibbon



  1. Müller's Bornean gibbon, also known as the grey gibbon, is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. Unlike other gibbon species, Müller's Bornean gibbon does not show sexual dimorphism in its fur coloration.
  2. Scientific name: Hylobates muelleri
  3. Rank: Species
  4. Higher classification: Hylobates

Earless monitor




  1.  The earless monitor lizard is a semi-aquatic, brown lizard native to northern Borneo. It is the only species in the family Lanthanotidae, a group related to the true monitor lizards, as well as to the beaded lizards
  2. Scientific name: Lanthanotus borneensis

Bleeding toad




  1.  The Bleeding toad, also known as the fire toad, is a species of true toad endemic to Java, Indonesia. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to a drastic population decline, caused in part by the eruption of Mount Galunggung in 1982. 
  2. Scientific name: Leptophryne cruentata
  3. Rank: Species
  4. Higher classification: Leptophryne