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[last updated 16-Nov-2016] Below is a collection of photos taken in Malaysia. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler  Google+, copyright Mongabay.com 1999-2015. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Baby forest dragon



Juvenile Yellow Spotted Climbing Toad (Pedostibes hosii)


Elongated blue and orange insect
Elongated blue and orange insect



Latern bug (Fulgora lampestris) [sabah_kinabatangan_0383]



Blue dragonfly in Borneo


Multi-colored spider
Multi-colored spider



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Comb crested forest lizard, Gonocephalus liogaster
Comb crested forest lizard, Gonocephalus liogaster



Water monitor on Sapi Island



Mangrove snake



Cicada in Borneo


Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus)
Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus)



Baby forest dragon


Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus)
Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus)



Halfbeak fish in the wild


Blue-eyed lizard in Malaysian rainforest
Blue-eyed lizard in Malaysian rainforest


Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog
Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog


Orthetrum testaceum testaceum dragonfly species
Orthetrum testaceum testaceum dragonfly species



Sleeping forest dragon



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Red, orange, white, black
Red, orange, white, black



Forest dragon



Baby sun bear at a rehabilitation center


Orangutan peaking around a canopy tree trunk
Orangutan peaking around a canopy tree trunk



Kingfisher



Dragonfly



Rhacophorus pardalis tree frog


Close up on leaf insect
Close up on leaf insect



Flying dragon lizard


Light brown frog with a light belly
Light brown frog with a light belly


Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)


Green Crested Lizard high in the rainforest canopy
Green Crested Lizard high in the rainforest canopy



Red grasshawk



Latern bug (Fulgora lampestris)


A katydid in Malaysia with a red head, black body, yellow winds, and black and yellow legs
A katydid in Malaysia with a red head, black body, yellow winds, and black and yellow legs


Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok



Monitor lizards 'kissing'


Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it
Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Long-tailed macaque feeding on fruit of the
Long-tailed macaque feeding on fruit of the "Tukas" palm (Caryota milis)



Rhacophorus pardalis tree frog



Water monitor lizard


Metallic green, yellow, and copper colored beetle
Metallic green, yellow, and copper colored beetle



Mating frogs


Young orphan orang-utan
Young orphan orang-utan



Green forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0210]



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Green forest dragon



Sleeping forest dragon



Giant monitor lizard


Wild Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaurus armata) on tree trunk
Wild Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaurus armata) on tree trunk



Flying dragon lizard displaying its dewlap



Lizard


Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach


Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)



Sleeping forest dragon



Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia)



Rhacophorus dulitensi tree frog


Bats in a Malaysian limestone cave
Bats in a Malaysian limestone cave



Longhorn beetles


Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta)
Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta)


Red Borneo centipede
Red Borneo centipede


Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Varanus salvator monitor lizard
Varanus salvator monitor lizard



Lizard


Green spotted frog
Green spotted frog



Red Malay harlequin butterfly


Wild boar in Malaysia
Wild boar in Malaysia



Pair of orphaned orangutans



Cicada in Borneo



Horned Forest Dragon



Malay harlequin butterfly


Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok


Bornean ant
Bornean ant



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Black-bearded Gliding Lizard


Jungle spider in Malaysia
Jungle spider in Malaysia



Borneo orangutan


Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)



Mangrove crab



Pig-tailed macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0168]


Reddish spider
Reddish spider



Borneo orangutan



Heron



Green damselfly [sabah_tawau_0435]


Mating tiger leeches
Mating tiger leeches


Spider eating an ant
Spider eating an ant


Green Crested Lizard high in the rainforest canopy
Green Crested Lizard high in the rainforest canopy


Brown grasshopper
Brown grasshopper



Orangutan feeding on string beans



Latern bug (Fulgora lampestris) [sabah_kinabatangan_0380]


Spider eating an ant
Spider eating an ant



Orangutan feeding on string beans [sabah_sepilok_0209]



Malaysian sun bear



Green forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0205]


Multi-colored spider
Multi-colored spider



White shield bug



Monitor lizard



Proboscis monkeys jumping



Pair of orphaned orangutans



Green flying dragon displaying its orange dewlap



Frog



Blue dragonfly in Borneo



Pair of orphaned orangutans



Lantern bug



Blue-eared Kingfishers (Alcedo meninting phillipsi)



Baby macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0049]



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0024]



Flying dragon lizard displaying its dewlap


Yellow and black insect
Yellow and black insect



Red-naped trogon


Cave Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) swallowing a bat
Cave Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) swallowing a bat



Long-tailed macaque in the canopy



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Blue dragonfly
Blue dragonfly



Green forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0211]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0370]



Green flying dragon displaying its orange dewlap



Baby macaque sticking out its tongue



Tractor millipede


Tractor millipede
Tractor millipede



Pair of orphaned orangutans


Reddish spider
Reddish spider



Pig-tailed macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0170]



Baby macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0061]



Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0466]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight


Brown weevil
Brown weevil



Proboscis monkey


Multicolored grasshopper
Multicolored grasshopper



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Bronzeback snake in a tree
Elegant Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) snake in a tree



Green flying dragon displaying its orange dewlap



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0154]



Pair of orphaned orangutans


Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus)
Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus)


Multicolored grasshopper
Multicolored grasshopper


Blue dragonfly
Blue dragonfly



House gecko on a man's hand



Malaysian sun bear [sabah_sepilok_0618]



Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0453]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Pill millipede [sabah_tawau_0427]


Large Malaysian jungle spider
Large Malaysian jungle spider


Giant stick insect in Borneo
Giant stick insect in Borneo


Grasshopper-like insect with silver eyes
Grasshopper-like insect with silver eyes



Red leaf monkey


Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta)
Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta)


Mating pair of beetles with black bodies and orange spots
Mating pair of beetles with black bodies and orange spots


Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)



Gecko



Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0475]



Flying dragon extending its dewlap


Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa)
Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa)



Frog



Butterfly


Metallic spider
Metallic spider



Insect



Sleeping forest dragon



Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)



Oriental pied-hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)


Elongated blue and orange insect
Elongated blue and orange insect



Blue-eared Kingfishers



Blue-eared Kingfishers [sabah_kinabatangan_0297]



Proboscis monkey



Flying dragon



Juvenile orangutan at the Sepilok rehabilitation center [sabah_sepilok_0270]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0401]


Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa) rolled up in a ball
Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa) rolled up in a ball


Black scorpion (Heterometrus sp.) in a ground burrow
Black scorpion (Heterometrus sp.) in a ground burrow



Lizard



Pill millipede


Close up headshot of the blue-eyed forest dragon of the Malaysian jungle
Close up headshot of the blue-eyed forest dragon of the Malaysian jungle



Longhorn beetles



Unidentified frog



Tractor millipede [sabah_tawau_0319]


Green and brown cicada
Green and brown cicada


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