snake borneo river
Fish
There are 394 species of freshwater fish and 149 are endemic to Borneo.
[edit] Amphibians
Frog
There are 100 species of amphibians.
One notable species is the Bornean Flat-headed Frog, Barbourula kalimantanensis. (Not the frog pictured to the right). This frog, found in cold, fast-flowing mountain streams, is the only known lungless frog.[1]
[edit] Reptilians
Lizard
105 species of lizards, in 35 genera from nine families, are now known from Borneo. The reticutaled python is the biggest python in the world, and the longest snake in the world. This reptile can have a size of 9 m or more. The longer snakes have a size of ten meters.
[edit] Birds
Kingfisher
There are about 600 species of birds and 37 are endemic to Borneo
[edit] Mammals
Rhinolophus arcuatus
The historical records of European association with Borneo and its fauna were compiled by Lord Medway that was published in 1977 by the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. There are 288 species of terrestrial mammals in Borneo which is dominated by the chiroptera (102 species of bats) and rodentia (61 species of rats and mice), and 44 species are endemic to the island. Taxonomic list of species are found in the Mammals of Borneo.
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