The tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii) is a freshwater crocodalian native to Southeast Asia. The tomistoma has quite an unusual appearance and about this species, there is not much information. It has one of the slimmest snouts of any living...
The smallest elephant in Asia, the Borneo elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis), or otherwise known as the Pygmy elephant is a rather charming and adorable creature. Compared to other Asian elephants, Borneo elephants are more gentle-natured...
The Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas) is a leopard subspecies. Morphological research indicates that the Javan leopard is distinct from other Asian leopard subspecies and split off from other Asian leopard subspecies in the Middle Pleistocene...
The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis ) is a deer native to Indonesia and East Timor. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus ), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of myna. It is a member of the starling family. It is native to Bali and Java. It has been introduced to other Asian countries, and as far away as Puerto...
The Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi ) is a medium-sized, dark brown raptor in the family Accipitridae. It is the national bird of Indonesia, where it is commonly referred to as Garuda, from the bird-like creatures in Hindu and Buddhist...
The Javan lutung (Trachypithecus auratus) is a species of Old World monkey. The Latin word auratus in its scientific name means "golden", and refers to a less common color variant. The Javan lungur has a specialised stomach to digest plant material...
The Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus ) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the western and central portions of the island of Java, in Indonesia. Although originally described as a separate species, it was...
The Javan warty pig (Sus verrucosus ), also called Javan pig, is an even-toed ungulate in the family Suidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian islands Java and Bawean, and is considered extinct on Madura. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red...
The silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch ), also known as the Javan gibbon, is a primate in the gibbon family Hylobatidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Java, where it inhabits undisturbed rainforests up to an altitude of 2,450 m (8,040 ft)....
The Bawean deer (Axis kuhlii ), also known as Kuhl's hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a highly threatened species of deer endemic to the island of Bawean in Indonesia. Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the Bawean...
The Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina ) is a passerine bird in the crow family, Corvidae. This critically endangered species is endemic to montane forests on the Indonesian island of Java. It formerly included the Bornean green magpie as a...
The dhole (; Cuon alpinus ) is a canid native to Central, South, East, and Southeast Asia. Other English names for the species include Asian wild dog, Asiatic wild dog, Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red dog, and mountain wolf. It is genetically...
The black-winged starling (Acridotheres melanopterus ) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The species is also known as the black-winged myna or the white-breasted starling. It is endemic to Indonesia. There are three recognised...
The Javan surili (Presbytis comata ) is an endangered species of Old World monkey endemic to the western half of Java, Indonesia, a biodiversity hotspot. Other common names by which it is known by include gray, grizzled or Sunda Island surili;...
The blue-banded kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona ), is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and rivers. It's a small, rather...
The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra ) is a large species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and sickle silk shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family...
The Javan scops owl (Otus angelinae ) is a small species of owl living mainly in western Java's high volcanos; local people refer to the owl as Celepuk Jawa. Like most owls, this nocturnal bird also has a strong ability of silent flight.
The bleeding toad, fire toad, or Indonesia tree toad (Leptophryne cruentata ) is a species of "true toad", family Bufonidae, endemic to Java, Indonesia. Leptophryne javanica was included in this species prior its description as a distinct species in...
The giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis, also widely known by the junior synonym Himantura chaophraya) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in large rivers and estuaries in Southeast Asia and Borneo, though...
The grey-breasted partridge (Arborophila orientalis ), also known as the white-faced hill partridge, or Horsfield's hill partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae.It is endemic to highland forest in eastern Java, Indonesia.Measuring...
The Javan Tailless Fruit Bat (Megaerops kusnotoi ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.The consumption of bushmeat, meat from undomesticated animals, is a big ecological problem in Indonesia, and a threat...
The Javan slit-faced bat (Nycteris javanica ) is a species of slit-faced bats found on the Kangean Islands of Indonesia and Nusa Penida, Java. This species is also located in West Timor. This species' population is decreasing.
Canut's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus canuti ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
The Javan cochoa (Cochoa azurea ) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The smalltooth sand tiger or bumpytail ragged-tooth (Odontaspis ferox) is a species of mackerel shark in the family Odontaspididae, with a patchy but worldwide distribution in tropical and warm temperate waters. They usually inhabit deepwater rocky...
Sorensen's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros sorenseni ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae that is endemic to Indonesia.
The brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres ) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Java and Bali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane...
The honeycomb whipray (Himantura undulata) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found widely in the shallow coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific from India to the Malay Archipelago. This large species grows to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) across and...
Holothuria (Microthele) fuscogilva, also known as the white teatfish or white teeth, is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Microthele. The cucumber is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific ocean. The species is...
The Broad stingray (Bathytoshia lata), also known as the Brown stingray or Hawaiian stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. They range across the Indo-Pacific from southern Africa to Hawaii, and are the predominant species of...
Barbour's seahorse (Hippocampus barbouri) is a species of fish of the family Syngnathidae.
The yellow rasbora (Rasbora lateristriata) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora from Southeast Asia. It is a primarily freshwater fish originally from Java island in Indonesia. It is known as the Wader pari fish in the Indonesian...
The sicklefin weasel shark (Hemigaleus microstoma) is an uncommon species of ground shark in the family Hemigaleidae. It is native to southern India, southern China, and parts of Southeast Asia, living in shallow waters down to a depth of 170 m (560...
The slender bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium indicum, is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans between latitudes 40° N and 10° S, and longitude 65° E and 160° E. It is harmless to humans.
The whitespotted whipray or sharpnose stingray (Maculabatis gerrardi) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in coastal regions including estuaries, in the Indo-Pacific, and has also been recorded in the Ganges River. It...
