Ruby Dwarf Danio

Fish > Cyprinids

The Ruby Dwarf Danio (Paedocypris carbunculus) is a miniaturized freshwater cyprinid endemic to the ancient peat swamp forests of Central Kalimantan, Borneo. Discovered in 2008, this microscopic vertebrate belongs to a genus famed for producing some of the smallest...

Borneo Earless Monitor

Reptiles > Monitors

The Borneo Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus bornensis) is one of the most enigmatic and evolutionarily singular reptiles on Earth. The sole surviving member of the ancient family Lanthanotidae, this semi-aquatic, burrowing ‘living fossil’ represents a sister...

Price’s Rafflesia

Plants > Parasitic Plants

Price’s Rafflesia (Rafflesia pricei) is an exquisite and rare montane parasitic plant endemic strictly to the misty highland rainforests of the Crocker Range and Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Named in honor of British amateur botanist William Price...

Splendid Pitcher Plant

Plants > Nepenthaceae & Pitcher Plants

The Splendid Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes edwardsiana) is widely regarded by botanists and horticulturalists as the undisputed king of carnivorous pitcher plants. Endemic strictly to the windswept, mist-shrouded cloud forest ridges of Mount Kinabalu and neighboring Mount...

Villous Pitcher Plant

Plants > Carnivorous Plants

The Villous Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes villosa) is universally acclaimed among botanists as having the most dramatic, predatory-looking peristome in the entire plant kingdom. Confined exclusively to the frigid, mist-enshrouded subalpine peaks of Mount Kinabalu and Mount...