Painted Bronzeback
Singapore
 

Purple Heron
Singapore
 

Lesser Mousedeer
Singapore
 

Orange-spotted Rabbitfish
Singapore
 

Cave Nectar Bat
Singapore
 

Ecology Asia was launched in 2001, exactly 20 years ago. It has outlived many other worthy websites, but maintains its niche in providing an easy introduction to the amazing diversity of Southeast Asia's vertebrates. The website includes more than 800 factsheets, made easily accessible by a simple top-down menu system. And nice photos too, all taken in natural settings.

Ecology Asia is widely used as a student resource: I receive many well-written emails from school or university students requesting permission to use an image or two.

We continue to host a simple online short-note publication entitled 'Southeast Asia Vertebrate Records' or SEAVR. Submissions from the Philippines now dominate SEAVR, which is a grateful contribution. Recent notable SEAVR include:

First record of Asiatic Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra on Samar Island, Philippines [pdf] Click here

First report of Tropidolaemus subannulatus from Romblon Island Group, Central Philippines [pdf] Click here

First record of Hipposideros coronatus (Peters 1871) (Hipposideridae) on Siargao Island, Philippines Click here

I hope you all stay healthy as the world battles the Covid-19 virus. If you're stuck at home, there's plenty to explore in Ecology Asia. 

Stay healthy !

Thanks to : Sophia Sak Baker, Andie Ang, Marcus Chua, Charles Currin, Vilma D'Rozario, Graeme Guy, 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, Timothy Pwee, Morten Strange, Serin Subaraj, Robert Teo, Noel Thomas,  Yeo Suay Hwee, Yong Ding Li  ... I get by with a little help from my friends.