Sungei Buloh trip

Ian’s group

Common Sun Skink on a rock

COMMON SUN SKINK

Scientific name: Eutropis multifasciatusHabitat: Wooded areas, parks and mangrovesFood: Spiders, insects, even smaller lizards.Active period: In the day

Plantain Squirrel eating on a tree

PLANTAIN SQUIRREL

Scientific name: Callosciurus notatusHabitat: Forested areas (including mangroves)Food: Fruit pulps, seeds, flowers and leafly shootsActive period: In the day

Malayan Water Monitor entering the water

MALAYAN WATER MONITOR

Scientific name: Varanus salvatorHabitat: MangrovesFood: Tiny insects, crabs, molluscs, snakes, eggs (of

birds and crocodiles!!), fish(including eels 1m long!!), birds, rodents, small mouse deer, other monitor lizards!!, rubbish!!, human faeces!!!, dead bodies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Active period: In the day

Wrestling halfbeak swimming in the water

WRESTLING HALFBEAK

Scientific name: Dermogenys pusillaHabitat: Fresh and brackish water of rivers and coastal

regionsFood: Small invertebrates including crustaceans and

insect larvas and flying insects that dropped into the water

Active period: In the day

Giant mudskipper in shallow water

GIANT MUDSKIPPER

Scientific name: Periophthalmodon schlosseriHabitat: MangrovesFood: Prawns, insects, small crabs and other small mudskippersActive period: In the day

Tree climbing crab climbing a tree

TREE CLIMBING CRAB

Scientific name: Episesarma sp.Habitat: Mangrove, seashoresFood: Leaves and dead animalsHunting period: Night

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