Orange-spotted Rabbitfish
Singapore
 

Large-footed Myotis
Singapore
 

Cave Nectar Bat
Singapore
 

Wagler's Pit Viper (juvenile, female)
Singapore
 

Raffles Banded Langur (Banded Leaf Monkey)
Singapore
 

Ecology Asia was launched in 2001, nearly 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.

2019 saw the demise of Arkive, a worthy attempt at a global gateway to wildlife information and images. Wikipedia now hosts a lot of wildlife information, but the photos are often taken in managed settings such as zoos or aquaria.

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 Hipposideros coronatus (Hipposideridae) on Siargao Island, Philippines [pdf] Click here

First record of the Southern Philippine Cobra Naja samarensis on Siquijor Island, Philippines [pdf] Click here

Range extension of the Large Asian Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros lekaguli) to Negros Island [pdf] 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, 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.