Wildlife Observed at Danau Girang Field Centre
Bearded Pig or Wild Boar
Scientific Name: Sus barbatus
Distribution: Malaysia, Sumatra and the Philippines
Bornean Elephant
Scientific Name: Elephas maximus borneensis
Distribution: East Sabah and extreme North Kalimantan
Bornean Slow Loris
Scientific Name: Nyticebus menagensis
Distribution: Borneo and possibly some surrounding islands
Buffy Fish Owl
Scientific Name: Ketupa ketupu
Distribution: Greater Sundas, South-east Asia, South-west, North-south Myanmar, Tenasserim, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia
Long-tailed Macaque
Scientific Name: Macaca fascicularis
Distribution: Found in many South-East Asian countries. Very common in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary.
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Scientific Name: Anthracoceros albirostris
Distribution: North India, South China, South-east Asia, Malay Peninsula and Greater Sundas
Reticulated Python
Scientific Name: Python reticulatus
Distribution: Commonly found throughout South-east Asia
Saltwater Crocodile
Distribution: East India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, South Pacific Islands, Borneo and Australia.
Sambar deer
Scientific Name: Cervus unicolor
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, southern China, South-east Asia, Philippines, Sumatra and Borneo as well as many larger adjacent islands
Water Monitor Lizard
Scientific Name: Varanus Salbatur
Distribution: Recorded in both urban areas, such as Bandar Seri Begawan and Bangar, as well as riparian parts of Batu Apoi. Wide spread from eastern India and Sri Lanka, east through Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, east to the Malay Peninsula, Indo-China, Southern China and the Philippines.