Raffles Museum Treasures: Chinese ferret badger

Chinese ferret badger (Melogale moschata)

Badger Pages
IUCN Red List
Animal Diversity Web
Cumulative Index for the Mammalian Species


(Photo by alexwhitesnake)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Proboscis monkey

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
Collected from Kapuas River, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Mounted in 1905

Proboscis Monkeys Project
The Primata
Primate Info Net
IUCN Red List
ARKive
Animal Diversity Web


(Photo by Austin King)

Monday Morgue: 30th August 2010

Coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas)
Changi, 12th July 2010

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Seashore Life

Raffles Museum Treasures: Spotted house gecko

Spotted house gecko (Gekko monarchus)
Collected from Bukit Timah, November 1998
Native to Singapore

Wildlife Singapore
Ecology Asia


(Photo by Marcus)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Four-lined tree frog

Four-lined tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax)
Collected from Nee Soon swamp-forest, March 1990
Native to Singapore

Wildlife Singapore
Ecology Asia
Amphibians & Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia
Frogs of Borneo
AmphibiaWeb
IUCN Red List
The Online Field Guide


(Photo by Jacqueline)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Polynesian rat

Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans)
Introduced to Singapore: Commensal

Ecology Asia
IUCN Red List
Animal Diversity Web
Kiore / Pacific rat / Polynesian rat factsheet
Animal pests A - Z
Hunting and eating kiore
Global Invasive Species Database


(Photo by Dead Art)

Raffles Museum Treasures: House mouse

House mouse (Mus musculus)
Collected from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 1926
Introduced to Singapore: Commensal

Wildlife Singapore
IUCN Red List
ARKive
Animal Diversity Web
Global Invasive Species Database


(Photo by Geeky Pete (PeterEdin))

Raffles Museum Treasures: Domestic huntsman spider

Domestic huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria)
Collected from Kent Ridge, April 1996
?Native to Singapore: Commensal

A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders
A checklist of spiders from Singapore
Featured Creatures
BugGuide.Net


(Photo by frolickauai)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Asian tiger mosquito

Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus)
Collected from Bukit Timah, September 1969
?Introduced to Singapore: Commensal

Global Invasive Species Database
Featured Creatures
BugGuide.Net
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


(Photo by weichen0520)

Raffles Museum Treasures: German cockroach

German cockroach (Blatella germanica)
?Introduced to Singapore: Commensal

Despite its common name, this cosmopolitan commensal of man is likely to have originated from tropical Asia.

Featured Creatures
BugGuide.Net


(Photo by Jasper Lesterhuis)

Monday Morgue: 23rd August 2010

American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
On a boat on the way to Terumbu Bemban Besar, 1st January 2010

Animal Diversity Web
Featured Creatures
BugGuide.Net

Raffles Museum Treasures: Long-eyed swimming crab

Long-eyed swimming crab (Podophthalmus vigil)
Native to Singapore

Raffles Museum Treasures: Purple climbing crab

Purple climbing crab (Metopograpsus sp.)
Native to Singapore

Wild Fact Sheets
Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore
A Guide to Seashore Life in Singapore


(Photo by budak)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Lowland freshwater crab

Lowland freshwater crab (Parathelphusa maculata)
Native to Singapore

Freshwater crabs face extinction


(Photo by Siyang)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Blue swimming crab

Blue swimming crab (Thalamita danae)
Collected from Labrador beach reef flat, August 1993
Native to Singapore

Wild Fact Sheets
The feeding ecology of Thalamita danae Stimpson 1858 (Brachyura:Portunidae), with a review of the genus Thalamita in Hong Kong


(Photo by Ria)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Red-eyed reef crab

Red-eyed reef crab (Eriphia ferox)
Collected from Pulau Seringat reef flat, July 1997
Native to Singapore: Vulnerable

Wild Fact Sheets
NParks FaunaWeb
A Revision of the Shore Crabs of the Genus Eriphia (Crustacea: Brachyura: Eriphiidae)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Violet vinegar crab

Violet vinegar crab (Episesarma versicolor)
Native to Singapore

Wild Fact Sheets
Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore
WETlands
SeaLifeBase


(Photo by Lip Kee)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Victorious moon crab

Victorious moon crab (Matuta victor)
Native to Singapore

Wild Fact Sheets
SeaLifeBase


(Photo by Changhua Coast Conservation Action)

Monday Morgue: 16th August 2010

Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Chek Jawa, 31st May 2009

Wild Fact Sheets
NParks FaunaWeb
Ecology Asia
IUCN Red List
ARKive
Animal Diversity Web

Raffles Museum Treasures: Black marlin

Black marlin (Makaira indica)
Collected from East Coast, November 1986
Vagrant

Like the leatherback turtle found at Siglap, this only known representative of an oceanic species is likely to be a stray individual.

Raffles Museum News: Working on the Black Marlin exhibit
FishBase
ARKive
MarineBio.org
Australian Museum Fact Sheets
Photos of Huge Game Fish


(Photo by blackmarlinfishingblog)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Giant mudskipper

Giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri)
Collected from Sungei Buloh, December 1994
Native to Singapore

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore
Mangrove and wetland wildlife at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve
Ecology Asia
An annotated checklist of the gobioid fishes of Singapore
The mudskipper
FishBase
The giant mudskipper Periophthalmodon schlosseri facilitates active NH4+ excretion by increasing acid excretion and decreasing NH3 permeability in the skin


(Photo by NatureInYourBackyard)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Giant grouper

Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Collected from Pulau Semakau reef flats, December 1993
Native to Singapore

FishBase
IUCN Red List
ARKive
Australian Museum Fact Sheets


(Photo by ~ Oscar)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Orbicular cardinalfish

Orbicular cardinalfish (Sphaeramia orbicularis)
Collected from Pulau Hantu lagoon, June 1993
Native to Singapore

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
FishBase
Fishes of Bitung


(Photo by Debby)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Coral catshark

Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)
Native to Singapore

A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
FishBase
IUCN Red List
ARKive
Aquarium Domain


(Photo by Matt Wyatt)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Estuarine seahorse

Estuarine seahorse (Hippocampus kuda)
Native to Singapore: Vulnerable

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to the Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
FishBase
IUCN Red List
ARKive
Animal Diversity Web
Fishes of Bitung


(Photo by Marcus)

Raffles Museum Treasures: Hollow-cheeked stonefish

Hollow-cheeked stonefish (Synanceia horrida)
Collected off Kusu Island, February 1986
Native to Singapore

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to the Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
A Guide to Seashore Life in Singapore
FishBase
Notes on reproduction in the estuarine stonefish Synanceia horrida
Stonefish envenomation with acute carpal tunnel syndrome
Rapidly progressive necrotising fasciitis following a stonefish sting: a report of two cases
Stonustoxin Is a Novel Lethal Factor from Stonefish (Synanceja horrida) Venom
Stonefish envenomation presenting to a Singapore hospital
Stonefish envenomations of the hand - a local marine hazard: a series of 8 cases and review of the literature


(Photo by Ria)

Monday Morgue: 9th August 2010

Red egg crab (Atergatis integerrimus)
Pulau Senang, 13th June 2010

Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Seashore Life in Singapore
NParks FaunaWeb
Crabs of Japan