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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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Butterfly



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight


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


Metallic spider
Metallic spider



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0366]


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



Frog [sabah_tawau_0287]



Giant tree squirrel in Borneo



Red-naped trogon


Common Bronzeback snake eating a frog
Common Bronzeback snake eating a frog



Snake [sabah_kinabatangan_0475]



Proboscis monkey [sabah_kinabatangan_0134]



Ant [sabah_tawau_0230]


Tractor millipede
Tractor millipede



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0356]



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis) eating fruit of the
Crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis) eating fruit of the "Tukas" palm (Caryota milis)



Squirrel


Colorful fly
Colorful fly



Green flying dragon displaying its orange dewlap



Ant



Pill millipede [sabah_tawau_0428]



Damselfly


Borneo skink
Borneo skink


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



Bornean sun bear [sabah_sepilok_0620]


Stick insect with legs out
Stick insect with legs out


Metallic green beetle
Metallic green beetle



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0029]



Tree frog



Tiny mantid


Bee hive in the rainforest canopy
Bee hive in the rainforest canopy



Tiger beetle in Malaysia



House gecko on a man's hand [sabah_sepilok_0108]


Wild boar in Malaysia
Wild boar in Malaysia


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


Metallic spider
Metallic spider



Dung beetles and flies feeding on monkey droppings


Tractor millipede
Tractor millipede



Flying dragon


Small water monitor lizard taking in the sun on the grass
Small water monitor lizard taking in the sun on the grass



Pill millipede [sabah_tawau_0448]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0780]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0804]



Leech


Forest spider in Malaysia
Forest spider in Malaysia



Juvenile orangutan at the Sepilok rehabilitation center [sabah_sepilok_0244]



Baby macaque with its mother [sabah_kinabatangan_0052]



Malaysian squirrel



Malaysian freshwater turtle



Green flying dragon displaying its orange dewlap



Green sea turtle



Unknown bat



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight


Young orangutan hanging from a rope at Sepilok
Young orangutan hanging from a rope at Sepilok


Gmelin's Bronzeback snake snake eating a frog
Gmelin's Bronzeback snake snake eating a frog



Juvenile Pedostibes hosii toad



Skink



Shield bug in Borneo


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


Jungle Nymph or Malaysian leaf insect ( Heteropteryx dilatata)
Jungle Nymph or Malaysian leaf insect ( Heteropteryx dilatata)


Malaysian forest rat
Malaysian forest rat



Wild pig in Borneo



Long-tailed macaques fighting in the canopy



Long-tailed macaques fighting in the canopy



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0031]


Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor)
Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor)



Red shield bug



Heron [sabah_kinabatangan_0277]



Mangrove snake


Section of a tractor millipede
Section of a tractor millipede



Orange black and yellow bee


Orangutan at Sepilok covering its head with a leaf
Orangutan at Sepilok covering its head with a leaf


Yellow grasshopper among plant leaves
Yellow grasshopper among plant leaves


Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) walking on a logging road
Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) walking on a logging road



School of barracuda [sabah_underwater_0090]


Forest lizard
Forest lizard



Cicada in Borneo (Dundubia sp)



White shield bug [sabah_sepilok_0169]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0472]


Skipper butterfly on leaf
Skipper butterfly on leaf


Orange and black beetle
Orange and black beetle



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Red-naped trogon (male)



Endangered proboscis monkeys in Sabah [sabah_sepilok_0443]


Black grasshopper with yellow stripes
Black grasshopper with yellow stripes



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0428]



Harvestman


Wild boar in Malaysia
Wild boar in Malaysia



Frog [sabah_tawau_0290]



Frog



Pig-tailed macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0141]



Shield bug in Borneo


Colony of bats taking flight from the ceiling of a limestone cave in Malaysia
Colony of bats taking flight from the ceiling of a limestone cave in Malaysia



Flying dragon extending its dewlap [sabah_kinabatangan_0341]



Flying dragon extending its dewlap [sabah_kinabatangan_0360]


Brown grasshopper
Brown grasshopper


Mating tiger leeches
Mating tiger leeches



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0132]


Cattle on a beach of the Tembeling River
Cattle on a beach of the Tembeling River



Black bee [sabah_kinabatangan_0393]



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0157]



Long-tailed macaque in the canopy



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0489]


Green praying mantis
Green praying mantis



Fish


Insect-eating bat in rain forest cave
Insect-eating bat in rain forest cave


Yellow and black insect
Yellow and black insect



Frog [sabah_tawau_0185]



Mating frogs


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



Macaque feeding [sabah_kinabatangan_0082]



Skink



Shield bug [sabah_tawau_0374]



Frog [sabah_tawau_0169]



Butterfly



Forest dragon lizard [sabah_tawau_0133]



Stick insect



Red and black millipede [sabah_tawau_0260]



Green flying dragon displaying its orange dewlap



Tiger beetle in Malaysia [sabah_tawau_0397]


Frog with glowing green spots in Borneo
Frog with glowing green spots in Borneo



Yellow-green bird



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0829]



Borneo orangutan



Baby macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0113]



Butterfly [sabah_kinabatangan_0327]



Baby macaque with its mother [sabah_kinabatangan_0100]



Forest Dragon



Green forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0206]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Water monitor [sabah_kinabatangan_0034]



Orangutan feeding on string beans [sabah_sepilok_0206]



Frog



Green flying dragon displaying its orange dewlap



Snake birds [sabah_kinabatangan_0233]



Red-headed tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) eating a caterpillar


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



Orange and black assassin bugs


Orangutan covering itself with a leaf umbrella
Orangutan covering itself with a leaf umbrella


Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane
Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane


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



Blue-throated Bee-eater


Brown and grey grasshopper
Brown and grey grasshopper


Elongated blue and orange insect
Elongated blue and orange insect



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Green sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0719]


Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok
Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok


Colony of bats taking flight in a Malaysian limestone cave
Colony of bats taking flight in a Malaysian limestone cave


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



Oriental pied-hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)



Thorn spider



Giant red flying squirrel in Borneo



Proboscis monkey [sabah_kinabatangan_0129]


Light green grasshopper on leaf
Light green grasshopper on leaf



Orange and black caterpillar


Young orangutan
Young orangutan


Orangutan sucking its thumb
Orangutan sucking its thumb



Proboscis monkey



Black-bearded Gliding Lizard (Draco melanopogon)



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Borneo moth [sabah_kinabatangan_0190]



Pill millipede [sabah_tawau_0454]



Pair of orphaned orangutans


Tan-colored butterfly
Tan-colored butterfly


Crested forest lizard, Gonocephalus liogaster
Crested forest lizard, Gonocephalus liogaster



Butterfly


Colony of insect-eating bats in a limstone cave in Malaysia
Colony of insect-eating bats in a limstone cave in Malaysia


Red Borneo centipede
Red Borneo centipede


Black and white butterfly
Black and white butterfly



Long-tailed macaque in the canopy


Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River
Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Borneo orangutan


Small spider in the Malaysian forest
Small spider in the Malaysian forest


Green bird with a lavender face, a red chest, and a yellow and black tail
Green bird with a lavender face, a red chest, and a yellow and black tail



Endangered proboscis monkeys in Sabah



Cicadas mating


Close up of Mountain Horned Dragon lizard (Acanthosaurus armata) found in the wild
Close up of Mountain Horned Dragon lizard (Acanthosaurus armata) found in the wild



Katydid


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