The Changeable Lizard
by Vanessa Ting The Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) is easily seen and photographed because it loves basking in the sun. It has...
Yellow-vented Bulbul
by Vanessa Ting Locally known as the Merbah Kapur, the Yellow-vented Bulbul (Picnonotus goiavier) is a familiar friend to many, being one...
Skippers: neither butterfly nor moth
by Vanessa Ting Above: A Skipper appears to captain a crew of ants aboard a flower ship! How do you tell Skippers apart from their moth...
Cycad Blue Butterfly
by Vanessa Ting The Cycad Blue Butterfly (Chilades pandava, also known as the Plains Cupid), is named for two things: the shimmering blue...
What's in a name?--Blowflies and Selangor
by T.G. Goh The etymology of the name of the Selangor state has been lost to time. But one of the many hypotheses proposed is that it is...
The Little Egret
by T.G. Goh Around 10am daily, these white birds (Egretta garzetta) descend onto the watery areas near the centre of the campus, such as...
Pink-necked Green Pigeon
by T.G. Goh This bird is everywhere on campus, but nobody ever sees it. The Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Trevon vernans) flies short...
The Malesian Frog - big, beefy and Near Threatened
by Vanessa Ting A rather large amphibian, the Malesian Frog, or the Peat Swamp Frog (Limnonectes malesianus) is from the Dicroglossidae...
The Four-lined Tree Frog is also like... Spiderman
by Vanessa Ting Think about it. The only thing Spiderman really has in common with spiders is that he shoots webbing out of his wrists....
What Do Four-lined Tree Frogs Have in Common with Leopards?
by Vanessa Ting Answer: These frogs love to live in trees. The clue is in their name, 'Tree Frogs', which means that they are arboreal,...
