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Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Spotted Litter Frog
Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Spanner Barb
Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Malayan Slender Tree Frog
Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia
First launched in 2000, Ecology Asia now features over 1000 species of vertebrate from Southeast
Asia comprising around 300 species of reptile, 150 amphibians, 450
birds, 230 mammals and 125 fishes. All have been photographed in, or at
the margins of, native habitats. Most images are my own, with around 10%
contributed by enthusiastic friends and supportive researchers.
The website has an easy, logical navigation structure for those who want
to quietly explore its contents, and a simple but effective search
engine.
Species write-ups try to include wide-angle images of a range of
habitats, to give the reader a 'sense of place'.
In this niche website 'Southeast Asia' includes 11
nations that lie between China to the north and Australia to the south
i.e. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. The nation state of Papua
New Guinea is included here too.
I spend quite a bit of time in northern parts of Peninsular Malaysia
these days. As a retired geologist, I find the varied landscapes here impressive,
particularly the hard-to-access karst limestone hills. The regions
straddling the Malaysia-Thailand border still appear relatively rich in wildlife,
although this is often elusive.
If you are a visitor to the Malay Peninsula, I hope you find my
not-for-profit, ad-free website a useful introduction to the fauna of
the region.
Enjoy !!
Nick
Baker
Thanks to : Sophia Sak
Baker, Andie Ang, Chiok Wen Chuan, Marcus Chua, Derek Clark, Charles
Currin, Vilma D'Rozario, Horst Flotow, Graeme Guy, Joseph Koh, Law Ingg
Thong, Law Ing Sind, Benjamin Lee, Leong Tzi Ming, Joseph Lim, Kelvin
Lim, Lim Kim Seng, Norman Lim, Celine Low, Shawn Lum, Ulrich Manthey,
Terry McNeice, Ng Bee Choo, Tony O'Dempsey, Alan Owyong, Timothy Pwee,
Amar-Singh HSS, Pipat Soisook, Wayne Spencer, Morten Strange, Sankar Ananthanarayanan, Serin Subaraj, Shivaram Rasu, Tan Heok Hui, Robert Teo,
Noel Thomas, Evan Quah, Yeo Suay Hwee, Yong Ding Li ...
I get by with a
little help from my friends.
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